Aloha UHMC ‘Ohana~
You might be able to relate to this – I’ve spent all summer obsessively preparing for every possible scenario I can imagine for fall 2020, and I still feel underprepared. So this is what I’m gonna be thinking as I drive to work on Monday: Don’t let “perfection be the enemy of good” (translating Voltaire). No matter what we do, this year will be different. Let’s make this year as good for the students and our campus community as possible, and accept that that is OK.
If easy is good, please note that everything mentioned in this post can be found on the library homepage or mobile app. If you’re not an app-wielding library power user (yet), you can text library to 808-518-4080 to receive back a link to the library homepage (save the library SMS number in your phone for when you may need to text a librarian!).
Here are the indoor and outdoor service hours we’re trying for August:
We’ve been experimenting building an online booking system. So far we’re liking it! BOOK NOW! is an automated system that should streamline and simplify the complicated business of scheduling all our seats, services, materials, and equipment.
- BOOK NOW! to book study desks, computer lab seats, and equipment (scanner, printer, piano) in the library.
- BOOK NOW! for library Grab & Go of books, prints, scans, and equipment outside.
- BOOK NOW! to book laptop and other equipment loans.
- BOOK NOW! to schedule appointments with librarians and tech tutors.Access BOOK NOW! easily from the library homepage, mobile app, QR code, or text booknow to 808-518-4080 to receive the link on your mobile phone.
Once we get past the first weeks of school and see how this is working, we’ll look at the changes we may need to make for September hours, services, and library building access.peace & love,
your librarian ellen