Closing Procedures

  • About 10 minutes before we close, tell patrons that we are closing.
  • Pick up trash, push chairs in.
  • Bring library materials that have been left on tables to the circulation desk and note the statistics in Count use.
  • In the summer, empty the dehumidifiers.
  • The exit door in the back office should be closed.
  • Check the Media Room to be sure that the door is locked, and that the remote and key are in the drawer behind the circulation desk.
  • Turn off all equipment:
    Computers (use “Shut Down”), monitors
    Compact disc players, cassette players, turntables, amplifiers
    Moveable stacks
    Circulation computer
    **GreenPrint Printer/Copier/scanner – goes to sleep on its own (don’t turn off)
  • Turn off lights:
    Back Study Room – wall switch and in carrels
    Front Study Room – in carrels.
    Offices
    Circulation area/stack
  • Lock front door as you leave.