Arranging for the Book Sale:
1. Choose the potential dates for the book sale at the beginning of each semester to reserve the Rotunda.
Email the following staff with several possible dates to make sure there aren't any conflicts:
Collection Management Librarian
Library Director
Curator of Special Collections
Library Director's secretary
2. Set dates once the above have confirmed availability.
3. Send email to Library Staff through Kuhn list (Kuhn-Staff <kuhn-staff@listproc.umbc.edu>) notifying them of the dates.
4. Ask Reference staff (Janet Hack) to place the notice on Library's web page as soon as you have a date.
5. Create a flyer for the book sale and post it on CMILL's door as well as front doors to library about 1 month in advance.
6. Mail a copy of flyer to each department on campus. (Fold flyer in half and address to department)
7. Remind Collection Management Librarian to send out notice about Faculty Preview.
8. Three weeks prior to the books sale; email Insights as well as the Retriever regarding book sale notice.
9. Email Katy Sullivan and ask her to have the Leisure literature removed from the shelves in the Rotunda for the book sale. Give her date by which shelves need to be emptied and a date by which all books, including free books will be removed.
10. Email Robin Moskal regarding cash to be used for change during the book sale.
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11. Send emails requesting loans of empty book trucks and shopping bags.
Setting up for the book sale:
1. Allow a couple of days to set up if there is a lot of material. Put shelves in the Rotunda. Place books on shelves. Move benches to appropriate places in Rotunda. Mark off book sale area and place signs such as "Do Not Enter." where people can see them.
2. Make sure you have enough cash register receipt paper.
3. Review cash register procedures.
4. Give money with deposit forms to AR staff for deposit.