Lucy! You're home!

Lucy is working hard over at the Main Library.  Lucy is a nine bins sorter with an outside library mate.  In her spare time, she enjoys watching old television sit-coms, listening to Latin music, and getting into zany, madcap escapades.

Ask Geeves

Geeves shows remarkable grace under pressure, a stiff upper lip, is totally trustworthy and completely unflappable!  As all good butlers are, he serves the public in rain and shine with his outside library mate.   He went into service on September 16th.

Annex Sorter now has a Name!

Annex staff had a Sorter naming ceremony on August 25, 2011.  They welcomed Annie All Star to the family. She comes with an AAA+ credit rating due to her high organizational skills. Annie is quick and know the best places to go.  Her passion is for filling up crates.

The Force is with you Obi-Wan

Obi-Wan of Okeechobee Blvd. Branch is now using his mystical ways to amuse and delight patrons.  He is the first seven bin sorter in the system and has an outside Library Mate.  In his spare time Obi-Wan likes to watch Science Fiction films and practice meditation.

Welcome Garbo

This cute new addition to the family has nine bins like her cousin Lana and is showing a hearty appetite for working with the public. In spare time, Grabo enjoys gardening in her Florida Certified Yard.

New Sorter Troubleshooting Guide Online

A new sorter troubleshooting guide is now available online.  It is designed to allow users to diagnose problems with their sorter and library mate.  You can find it at: http://staff.pbclibrary.org/rfid/sorter/index.htm

This is still in a beta version, so please forward any comments or corrections to: craned@pbclibrary.org

Sensor Issues - Clean them Away

Troubleshooting Tip!

Be sure to clean all the sensors on the sorting machine with the microfiber clothes.  This includes the sensors that are in the Library Mate tunnel.  There are three rows of sensors inside the tunnel.  Lightly dust each one from inside to clean them.  You will need to remove the cover plate from the back side of the Library Mate to clean the second and third rows.  The first row can be cleaned from the front of the machine.

Cleaning is important because if a sensor gets dirty, it will think it is detecting items that are not there!  This can cause the belt to engage when nothing is there or kick back items that the patrons insert.

So use that microfiber to clean your problems away!