After a quite hectic beginning of the year, we've finally cleared up all the backlog of requested loans, so things should be a bit more timely from now on. I hope that the beginning of all of your year's have been great.
The library took in a record number of requests in mid-August starting with over 140 titles for NYSSMA festivals across New York State. Unfortunately, getting all of those ready for shipment (including any needed repairs to the music) ran into all of the requests from the school districts and things got a little bogged down. I've already addressed the situation with NYSSMA and they have agreed to move back the ordering from the various zones so that the music requests get to the library a couple of weeks sooner starting in 2011. Hopefully this will alleviate the overlap between NYSSMA festivals and the districts start-of-year orders.
The library has now grown to 4,100 titles (that's up from 3,100 when I took over in 2006) and will continue to grow, so make sure you check back here at the Library News blog on a regular basis. Also, don't forget that you can always get sample copies of a piece for your review to determine if it is suitable for your ensamble.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Welcome to the New Music Library Blog
Welcome to the new blog for the Monroe #1 BOCES Music Library. Our hope is that this will be not only a way to get the latest information on the library out to you, its users, but also a place that can be used for discussions on a variety of topics and a new venue for you to get information out to the music educator's community.
The Music Library newsletter has worked well for the last couple of years in telling you about new library offerings and policies; however, at only two or three issues per year, much of the information was months old before finding its way into your hands. This blog will be updated on a regular basis with information on updates to the library catalog, changes in the way we work with you and, like the audio library, notifications of new services.
It is also for YOU. Have a question on some aspect of a specific piece? Let us know and we will post the question here, opening up the comments for replies. Are you particularly proud of a performance by one of your ensembles or have news of an award received by your district or one of your students? Send us a note so that we can tell all the readers. We even have the ability to easily post pictures. Find an article that would be of interest to everyone? Send us a link and we'll point them in the right direction.
Contacting us is easy. Just send an e-mail to roger_wink@boces.monroe.edu.
We hope that this new Music Library service will be helpful in your daily educational and informational needs. Please feel free to contact us with suggestions and comments.
The Music Library newsletter has worked well for the last couple of years in telling you about new library offerings and policies; however, at only two or three issues per year, much of the information was months old before finding its way into your hands. This blog will be updated on a regular basis with information on updates to the library catalog, changes in the way we work with you and, like the audio library, notifications of new services.
It is also for YOU. Have a question on some aspect of a specific piece? Let us know and we will post the question here, opening up the comments for replies. Are you particularly proud of a performance by one of your ensembles or have news of an award received by your district or one of your students? Send us a note so that we can tell all the readers. We even have the ability to easily post pictures. Find an article that would be of interest to everyone? Send us a link and we'll point them in the right direction.
Contacting us is easy. Just send an e-mail to roger_wink@boces.monroe.edu.
We hope that this new Music Library service will be helpful in your daily educational and informational needs. Please feel free to contact us with suggestions and comments.
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