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Listserv Membership | OCLC | PPL Policies | PPL Publications | PINES
Professional Development | Professional Resources | Training
How Do I... | What To Do If...

Staff News & Announcements

• Staff Directory
• Calendar of Events
• "Monday care options for Peach County parents on the rise" by Natasha Smith for The Macon Telegraph/Macon.com
• Additional Monday options for Peach County parents
  • Byron Baptist Church (478) 956-4670
  • Byron Methodist Church (478) 956-5717
  • Boys and Girls Club of Peach County - Fort Valley (478) 825-1800
  • Boys and Girls Club of Georgia Heartlands - Byron (478) 956-1395

Employment and Employee Benefits

• 2010 Open Enrollment - Flexible Benefits Guide
• 2010 Open Enrollment - State Health Benefit Plan Decision Guide
• 2009 State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) Rates Sheet - Health Insurance REVISED 09/12/2008
• 2009 State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) Rates Sheet - Health Insurance
• 2008 State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) Rates Sheet - Health Insurance
• 2008 Flexible Benefits Program Rates Sheet - Life Insurance, LT-Disability, ST-Disability, Dental, Legal, Vision, and Spending Accounts
• Internal Revenue Service Form W-4: Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate
• Georgia Department of Revenue G-4: Employee's Withholding Certificate
• TRS - Teachers Retirement System of Georgia
• Georgia Department of Community Health
• Georgia State Personnel Administration (formerly Georgia Merit System)
• Georgia Flexible Benefits Program
• Georgia Flexible Benefits Program - FORMS PAGE
• PINES Code of Ethics

Employee Scheduling

• Monthly Schedule
• Request for Time Off
• PPL Holidays
• Peach County School Calendar 2008-2009
• Peach County School Calendar 2009-2010
• Fort Valley State University Calendar

Forms

• PPL Forms
• PPL Stationary Letterhead Template
• PPL MSWord Letterhead Template
• PPL MSWord Memo Template
• PR Template
• PPL Fax Cover Sheet
• Holiday Closings Signs (open and alter as needed)
  • New Years Holidays
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
  • President's Day Holiday
  • Memorial Day Holiday
  • Independence Day Holiday
  • Labor Day Holiday
  • Columbus Day Holiday
  • Veterans Day Holiday
  • Thanksgiving Holidays
  • Christmas Holidays
• Volunteer Form
• Incident Report Form
• PPL Logo Graphic - Transparent
• PPL Logo Graphic - Color
• PPL Logo Graphic - B&W
• Circulation
• Daily Cash Sheet
• Daily Statistics Sheet - TPL
• Collections Report - TPL
• Collections Report - BPL
• GALILEO Password
• Quarterly Statistics Recap Sheet
• InterLibrary Loan Request Form
• PINES Hold Request Form
• Patron Fax Form
• Voter Registration Recap (This form submits data directly to Georgia Secretary of State)
• Voter Election Connection for Public Libraries - GA Secretary of State
• Voter Forms Supply Request
• PlayAway Instruction Sheet
• Cataloging and Collection Management
• Spine Label Template
• PPL-TPL Barcode Under Label Template
• PPL-BPL Barcode Under Label Template
• VHS Cover Jacket
• Black Heritage Labels
• Donor Letter
• SRP2008 LSTA BookPlates
• PlayAway Instruction Sheet
• Employee Forms
• Employee Timesheet
• 1099 Timesheet
• Vacation/Sick/Comp Recap Sheet (For your records ONLY. Not final until approved by Director)
• Travel Expense Reimbursement Form
• Calendar Generator
• Employee Evaluation Form
• Employee Self Evaluation Form
• Page Evaluation Form
• Patron Forms
• Library Card Registration Form
• Library Card Registration Form - Spanish
• Internet User Agreement
• Patron Fax Cover Sheet
• Voter Registration Recap (This form submits data directly to Georgia Secretary of State)
• Patron PIN Form
• GALILEO Password
• Inter Library Loan Request Form
• Georgia Library for Accessible Service (GLASS) Application for Service

LISTSERV Membership Maintenance

• GALILEO
• Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS) lists - including CAT-L, CHLIB-L, CIRC-L, GOLD-L, PINES-L, and more.

OCLC - Online Computer Library Center

• OCLC User Support
• OCLC FirstSearch - InterLibrary Loan Processing
• OCLC Connexion - Local Holdings

PPL Policies

• Meeting Rooms
• Children and Dependent Persons Visitation Policy and Disruptive Behavior Policy

PPL Publications

• PPL Policy Manual
• PPL Staff Directory
• FY2002 (July 1, 2001 - June 30, 2002) Annual Report to GPLS - includes 2001 comparative data
• FY2003 (July 1, 2002 - June 30, 2003) Annual Report to GPLS - includes 2002 comparative data
• FY2004 (July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004) Annual Report to GPLS - includes 2003 comparative data
• FY2005 (July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005) Annual Report to GPLS - includes 2004 comparative data
• FY2006 (July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006) Annual Report to GPLS - includes 2005 comparative data
• FY2007 (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007) Annual Report to GPLS - includes 2006 comparative data
• FY2008 (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008) Annual Report to GPLS - includes 2007 comparative data
• FY2004 (July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004) Audit Report - prepared by Georgia Department of Audits
• FY2005 (July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2005) Audit Report - prepared by Georgia Department of Audits
• FY2006 (July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006) Audit Report - prepared by Georgia Department of Audits
• FY2007 (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007) Audit Report - prepared by Georgia Department of Audits

PINES

• PINES Circulation Matrix loan periods, renewals, fines, and hold-ability
• PINES Main Page
• PINES Participating Libraries and Interactive Map
• PINES Library Resources (requires password issued by PINES)
• PINES Training (requires password issued by PINES)
• PINES Code of Ethics
• STAT Delivery Routes
• STAT Delivery Claim Form
• Open-ILS.org - Home of the Evergreen ILS
• Evergreen DokuWiki
• GPLS Helpdesk Ticketing System (requires password issued by PINES)
• PINES Barcode and Patron Card Prefixes

Professional Development

• Georgia Board of Librarians
• Continuing Education Verification Form for Licensees

Professional Resources

• Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Library Comparison
• Gannett News Service Database of Library Statistics

Training

• GPLS Training and Workshops
• College of Dupage Press
• Florida State University College of Information Archived Webcasts
• InfoPeople Archived Webcasts and Webinars
• InfoPeople Training Materials from Past Workshops
• Library Trainer Blog
• Lyrasis (Formerly SOLINET)
• MaintainIT Project of Techsoup

How Do I...

• Remotely Access PPL Email

  Access Georgia Public Libraries Email here (requires email username and password).
  Username is ENTIRE email address xxxxx@mail.peach.public.lib.ga.us

• Access the database of Local History and Reference Genealogy materials

  Access the OPAC for searching (no password required)
  Access the BACKEND for entering records into the database (requires staff username and password)

What To Do If...

• Patron would like to purchase a copy of "The History of Peach County, Georgia"

  Patron should mail TWO CHECKS: one check for $30.00 made payable to Peach County Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), second check for $5.00 made payable to Peach Public Libraries to cover postage.
  Both checks should be mailed, together, to Attention: Jane Matthews - Peach Public Libraries, 315 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Fort Valley, GA 31030

• Patron requests a proctored exam

  Proctoring exams will offered based on staff availability. Arrangements for proctored exams must be made with the circulation manager PRIOR to exam day. The fee for proctoring exams is $25.00 per exam and must be collected prior to proctoring.

• Patron requests notary services

  Notary services will offered based on staff availability. The fee for notary service is $4.00 and must be collected prior to notarization. Patrons must bring documents UNSIGNED so they may signed in the presence of the notary. Pre-signed documents WILL NOT be notarized.

• Refunding Payment for a recovered "LOST" Item

  If a lost item is found and returned within 1 year of payment, a refund of the paid replacement value, MINUS the overdue fines which have accrued, will be given. The "found" materials may be returned to any PINES library, with the understanding that the owning library will be the final authority on whether the material is in acceptable condition for return. The owning library will issue a refund check to the patron via U.S. Mail. The refund check will be payable to the library cardholder on whose record the materials were circulated.
  Source: PINES Circulation Policies
  http://help.georgialibraries.org/cgi/pineshelp/WebManual/CirculationPolicy2006.pdf
  (requires password issued by PINES)

• Patron requests PAPER version of FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

  Patrons can request a paper FAFSA by calling the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) or 1-319-337-5665. Hearing impaired students may contact the TTY line at 1-800-730-8913. More information available at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/index.htm

• I have a building repair or maintenance issue

  For emergency building repair or maintenance issues, contact James Ross, Peach County Public Works, mobile number (478) 808-5018. For non-emergency issues, contact Peach County Public works at (478) 825-8717. Follow up both emergency and non-emergency issues with a fax to Public Works (478) 825-2684 for documentation for our files.

• I want to show a movie during a library program

  Movie Licensing USA provides the public performance licensing for the library. Before showing a movie, visit the Movie Licensing USA website to make sure that our license covers the movie you plan to show.

  Use the customer log-in page to access movie related resources, such a posters, bookmarks, activity sheets, coloring sheets, etc. (requires Customer ID # 194919-1)