New Service Available in Reference - ‘Ask a Librarian’
The Meadville Public Library has added a new reference service for
patrons who do not have physical access to the building and its collections.
Library users may send e-mail requests for help with specific questions by accessing the main page of the new library web site and clicking on the link to “Ask a Librarian”. The main floor library staff will then research information sources and send responses via e-mail.
Our plan at this time is to check e-mail once a day Monday through Saturday and send responses within two working days. The library is pleased and excited about this new service and expects that everything will run smoothly. However, we do ask for your patience and understanding in advance if minor difficulties are encountered.
Several new magazines and a newspaper have been added to the periodical collection. Main Floor patrons will be able to peruse Backpacker (for hiking enthusiasts), Foreign Affairs, Hispanic Magazine, and the Washington Post National Weekly Edition. Disney Adventures and Disney Princess may be found in the Children’s Room as well as Ask, Chirp, Click, Kids: Fun Stuff to Do Together (Martha Stewart for kids), Preschool Playroom, and Wild Animal Baby. Our teen patrons will want to check out Career World, ELLEGirl, Imagine, Ride BMX, Wizard: The Comics Magazine, and Teen Ink which are available in the Fiction Department. Several magazines have also been moved from the Main Floor to Fiction and include Game Pro, PC Gamer, Transworld Skateboarding, Transworld Snowboarding, and VOYA.
Unfortunately along with the additions there are some deletions. The library will no longer subscribe to Antiqueweek, Breakaway, Consumer Reports on Health, Fantasy & Science Fiction, and New York Times Upfront. We hope the new magazines will be enjoyed and the old ones missed only slightly.