Security feature coming on June 1, 2022

To improve security, SPARK is going to be removing the ability of expired staff accounts from logging into the system starting June 1st. LibAdmin users will be responsible for maintaining staff accounts for their locations. To make sure you are notified, please make sure your work email address is in your SPARK login account. READ MORE

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month

PaILS is prepared to help your location celebrate September as Library Card Sign-Up Month with some new fields/features available in the Evergreen 3.3 software when you register a patron. Download and customize this 8.5 x 11 form:  Patron Registration Form Sample Download and customize this small format form:  IndexCardSizePatronRegistrationForm When was the last time you updated your library’s Patron Registration Form? Does your current form reflect the Required Fields and … Read More

Plan Ahead for Offline Circulation

PaILS Director of Technology and System Support, Lugene Shelly will offer a live online training about Offline Circulation on Friday, June 7 at 11a.m. Be prepared so that you and your staff are ready to respond if your Internet connection goes down or the SPARK hosted Evergreen application experiences a downtime. Attend this session for a refresher of using Offline Circulation. You could prepare by reading Evergreen documentation or SPARK … Read More

Circulation Committee Meeting

The Circulation Committee will be hosting an online Committee Meeting on Thursday, May 16 at 2p.m. If you would like to attend the Committee Meeting, join online with a computer that has speakers and a microphone or read the instructions being sent via the mailing list about how to dial in with your telephone for sound. The preliminary agenda is listed below: Welcome New Executive Director Update on Charter: Accepted. … Read More