Holidays – It is that time of year – your holiday closuseres should be in place by Friday December, 12th 2025 to be ready for 2026 (you have 9 days!), to be sure that you are in place for Martin Luther King Day).
Options for completing this task
- MHLS Techops will take care of it – Use the Says Closed Form – The form is available year round and creates a new service ticket everytime you submit it.
- Updates the Sierra Days Closed table (due dates and paging)
- Update Discover catalog
- Library Manages the process
- Make entries in the Sierra days table
- MHLS will update the Discover catalog from the Sierra table in the last week of each calendar quarter. If you would like the Discover catalog updated earlier, simply open a ticket.
- YOU CAN USE THE MOBILE APP TO SEND A MESSAGE THAT YOU ARE CLOSING DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER!We have a tutorial for posting to the mobile app in Training on Demand: Technology.It is recommended that you watch this tutorial and test it as described prior to using this with your patrons.
Snow Closing – Dont forget the mobile app – See above
Closing for extended periods- If you are closing your library or parts of the collection for a period of time, please open a ticket or call Laurie at extension 220. A closure of longer than a few days should be managed for the Sierra system, and longer than a week really should include a series of steps that could include all or some of the following
- Update the days closed table to manage due dates and paging
- Update the Discover catalog to note you tempory closing and add a brief interim pickup message
- Update the catalog to remove your site as a pickup location
- Delivery – Chris Heron, MHLS Operation Manager, which includes Delivery, will work with you and our delivery service, Valley Courier to manage delivery suspensions and changes in access. In some cases the pause in your delivery service may require alterative storage.
- Alternative Outlets – Extended closures can be mitigated for your patrons by partnering with a nearby library. MHLS will help you to facilitate that in the SIerra ILS and our Delivery Operations.
If you have questions about any of these aspects, especially if this is your first year as a Director or administrator in this area, please open a ticket by emailing techsupport@midhudson.org. If you would like to set up an online meeting to go through any processes described above, we are more than happy to accommodate you on that front.