You still may be processing your new books.
And you may be getting tired of doing it and wish it were done. Especially in a public library when you may get a shipment every month. How can
you get it done and still do something / anything else to have your
library in good shape ? In "The Organized Librarian" I give some ideas on getting everything done or at least not feeling so very overwhelmed at all there is to do.
But I still get the feeling that the books will Never get all done and then a new shipment comes in with more books. Now I love love new books but I want them to be all ready for the staff and patrons, and not have them staring me in the face. So what I do is this , depending on the number of other things I need to do , I set a daily goal of the number of books to do each day.
The rest I 'hide"- no I really do not hide them , I just place them on a cart facing toward the wall or in a closet so I do not see them 24/7. Then I get the book goal done as soon as I can - coming in early, staying late, making sure that the other activities I need to have completed are finished. If I am having a good day- I sneak out the next days goal and do them.
If there is a great day of only a few classes or a meeting that I do not have to attend then I sometimes do a marathon day of stamping, date due slips, and putting on genre stickers. Then I really feel great about getting all the books ready.
But I still get the feeling that the books will Never get all done and then a new shipment comes in with more books. Now I love love new books but I want them to be all ready for the staff and patrons, and not have them staring me in the face. So what I do is this , depending on the number of other things I need to do , I set a daily goal of the number of books to do each day.
The rest I 'hide"- no I really do not hide them , I just place them on a cart facing toward the wall or in a closet so I do not see them 24/7. Then I get the book goal done as soon as I can - coming in early, staying late, making sure that the other activities I need to have completed are finished. If I am having a good day- I sneak out the next days goal and do them.
If there is a great day of only a few classes or a meeting that I do not have to attend then I sometimes do a marathon day of stamping, date due slips, and putting on genre stickers. Then I really feel great about getting all the books ready.
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