If you are in need of Aleph Acquisitions training, mark your calendar for July 11 and 12.  This two day training will be geared to staff who are new to Aleph Acquisitions. The training will be held at Minnesotate State University, Mankato. The total cost of the two day training is $150 per person. Registration and additional details will be coming later in June.

An updated priv-23 service, Patrons with Outstanding Cash/Blocks, has been moved into production. In addition to providing a list of patrons with outstanding cash, the service now includes the option to retrieve a list of patrons with blocks. The report will include all patrons having Z303 blocks (Global Patron record) and a Z305 patron status record (Local Patron record—XXX50) at your library. The report lists each blocked patron and the blocks assigned to them.

The priv-23 report is a custom service found under Services>Custom Services in the Aleph Circulation module. More information can be found in the Help for this service.

An updated priv-27, Course Reserves Item Circ Events by Date Range, has been moved into production. In addition to circulation counts by title , the report now includes the option to run it for item-level information including:

• Circulation counts (loans, renewals, holds, returns, browses)
• Barcode
• Material type
• Copy number
• Description

The priv-27 is a custom service found under Services > Course Reading in the Aleph Circulation module.

Patrons and staff at East Grand Forks Campbell Library will benefit from the intuitive and user-friendly experience of the Evergreen open source library system. PALS and the Campbell Library have signed a contract introducing Evergreen to northwestern Minnesota. Under the contract PALS will provide migration, hosting, training and support services to Campbell Library. Work on the new system has already begun.