Due to the author’s need to quarantine, the author talk for this Saturday, November 14th, has been cancelled. Because of the current Covid-19 situation in Pipestone County and new mandates for social gatherings coming from Governor Walz, it will not be rescheduled at this time.
With the exception of eLibraryMN (aka ELM), all of our library services are accessed through your library card.
Because of this, it is important that you protect your library card and the information in your account in much the same way you safeguard your debit card–password and all.
I can already see some of you scratching your heads, thinking, What is this password?
I once did the same thing. Who needs a password on a library card, and how do I get one? The answer is easy peasy. You need a password if you ever plan on using your library card to access our digital materials. When your card was made, you were told your password by the friendly librarian at the circulation desk. At some point thereafter, you may have changed your password. In fact, you should have changed your password to keep your checkout information safe and to eliminate the possibility that someone else may be using your card to access your library account and all the platforms your card unlocks.
But, if you’re like me, you maybe forgot to reset your password. Or, you immediately reset it, then years went by, and now you finally want to sit down with your kids and poke around on ScienceFlix together. Well, lo and behold, you have forgotten the little protective gem in the ensuing years.
Never fear, you are in full control of your literary info.
Once you’ve gotten into your account, you can do all sorts of things like renew books, put items on hold, and see if you have any fines (hint, you shouldn’t, as we have stopped fines from accruing during COVID to help you get your books back safely without penalizing you in the process). You can also check your reading history, CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD, or request that we update your personal information such as email, phone number, or address. These things are found on the left side bar.
As you can see from the above image, once you are logged into an account, you have access to all the great stuff the library has to offer. This makes it even more important to change your password. Especially since it’s easy to lose or misplace one of your cards.
When I was cleaning out my desk at home, I came across a stray library card. Having four kids and a husband, I had a pretty good chance of guessing the right name. Nope. It belonged to one of my youngest son’s friends. If I had nefarious intentions, I could have accessed all sorts of personal information from that lone card as long as the password had never been changed. It hadn’t.
Which leads us to this post. Please password protect your library card.
keep reading, keep learning~ jody
Due to construction and the holiday weekend, Meinders Community Library will be open for curbside pickup from 10am-3pm this Tuesday 9/8, Wednesday 9/9, and Thursday 9/10. The library and parking lot will be inaccessible after 3pm on all of these days.
We will resume our normal in-house and curbside pickup hours on Friday 9/11 from 11am-6pm. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
Because of construction, the library will be open for curbside pickup and in-house appointments on Thursday 7/30 from 11am-6pm, instead of Friday 7/31. We still plan on being open on from 10am-2pm on Saturday 8/1.
The library board’s public forum scheduled for 6:30 pm on Thursday, July 9th at First Lutheran Church has been cancelled due to COVID-19.
Anyone who has questions, comments, or concerns can contact the library board by emailing meinders@pas.k12.mn.us or sending a letter to 1401 7th St SW, Pipestone, MN 56164.
At least through Labor Day, Meinders Community Library patrons can schedule a 20 minute session to browse for materials or use technology. We will reassess our open hours based on the impact of COVID-19 in our community following the start of the school year.
We continue to provide and encourage curbside pickup.
Here are a few things to note if you are coming out for a scheduled in-house session:
Call the library at 507-825-6714 or email us at meinders@pas.k12.mn.us to schedule a time or with any questions.
Due to continued construction at the school, the library will not be open for curbside pickup on Monday, June 1st and Tuesday, June 2nd.
We hope to be open for curbside pickup on Friday, June 5th.
We apologize for the inconvenience. If you have any questions, please email us at meinders@pas.k12.mn.us or call 507-825-6714 and leave us a voicemail.
Due to construction, there will be no curbside pickup on Friday, May 29th at Meinders Community Library. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Library staff will be available to answer calls and emails, and process holds for curbside pickup Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays between 11am and 6pm.
If someone does not answer the phone, please leave a message. Staff will get back to you as soon as possible.
We will update this space as the library is able to offer more services.
To better align with Governor Walz’s Stay Home MN directive, Meinders Community Library will reduce the number of service days per week.
While we are unable to provide in-house use right now, we are still filling holds that can be picked up curbside. Further, we remain dedicated to printing and copying necessary documents for our patrons as long as it is feasible to do so. You can call the library for information on how to do this.
Beginning Monday, April 13 until May 3 (or extended by executive order), we will answer calls and emails, and process holds for patrons Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays between 11am and 6pm.
If someone does not answer the phone, please leave a message. Staff will get back to you as soon as possible.
thanks so much for your patience and cooperation~ jody
