We're Upgrading to Better Serve You!

The Library’s Evergreen Indiana catalog will receive a makeover this weekend that will bring new features to our online catalog.

To complete the upgrade, our online catalog, self-check stations, and all personal online Library accounts will be unavailable between 5 PM Friday, February 14 and Monday, February 17.

The Library will remain open during our three-day upgrade. All materials may be checked out in-person at either of our Circulation Desks Saturday, February 15; Sunday, February 16; and Monday, February 17. Holds will also be available for pickup.

Our downloadable audio book and eBook service will continue without interruption during this time. If you haven't tried this online feature yet, now might be the time to log-in and explore our digital collection!

Items returned during our upgrade time may not be checked in until Tuesday, February 18, but our staff will treat everything as if they were returned Friday, February 14. A small bonus!

Thank you for your understanding during this short break in our Evergreen Indiana online service.

We look forward to providing you with a better Library experience!

Library Welcomes New Director

Slipping into the Director’s role at Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library is something Kerry Green looked forward to from the moment he heard the position was open.

“I’m excited about coming here to this Library,” Green said. “It’s considered a very good library.”

The former assistant director at Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library spent 21 years preparing for his new role.  Moving up through the ranks at the Plainfield Library taught Green the importance of customer service. “My belief about what makes a library great is that it provides great customer service, and that comes from a great staff,” Green said.

Successfully leading an established, well-respected library like Hussey-Mayfield will have to begin with getting to know the staff and the community they serve he explained. “I’m coming in at the beginning to learn and to understand,” said Green. To start, he plans to get to know the Library staff and how they serve the community. “I’m excited about getting to know the staff. When you have a library this good, you have to have an enthusiastic staff; and this seems like a very happy place,” said Green.

Since Green and his wife of 30 years are looking forward to relocating to Zionsville, he plans to begin attending as many community events as possible so he can become more familiar with the community and local residents. ZionsvilleChamber of Commerce meetings are at the top of his agenda. He would like to introduce himself to local business owners and managers, and explore opportunities for collaboration.

Assistant Director Mary Rueff, who served as acting director the past few months, is looking forward to getting to working with Green. Over her tenure, she has worked with him in several capacities and respected the man and his ideas. “I think we’ll make a great team and he will enjoy his new community,” said Rueff.

Green comes to Zionsville with a breadth of experience having held positions in several library departments including circulation, adult reference and information technology. “I have a knack for troubleshooting,” Green said.

He is also a member of Indiana Library Federation, a state library association, past president of Indiana Online Users Group, a group dedicated to promoting technology innovations at local libraries, and a former teacher at several Indiana colleges and universities. Green’s first day as Hussey-Mayfield’s Director was January 2.

A Little Longer …

After upgrading our Evergreen Indiana online catalog this weekend, the verification process is taking a little longer that we had hoped. We are working diligently to confirm that the software is running smoothly before making it available to the public.

We apologize for the inconvenience and ask for just a bit more patience while we complete this catalog upgrade and bring you an improved online Library experience.

If you need any assistance, please call the Library at 317-873-8340.

One author's five favorite thrillers

There's a great website based in the UK called The Browser. The people behind it regularly interview well-known experts in a variety of fields and ask them to recommend the five best books on a subject the experts know well. This week's interviews include one with Simon Kernick, a British author of thrillers, whose books can be found in the Evergreen catalog.

Below are Kernick's recommendations. Just click on each book's title to see its entry in Evergreen.

• A Dance at the Slaughterhouse, by Lawrence Block;
• Tell No One, by Harlan Coben;
• The Pledge, by Friedrich Dürrenmatt;
• The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie, and
• Gone Baby Gone, by Dennis Lehane.

How does Kernick's list compare with what you consider to be the five best thrillers? Just add your answer in the Comments box below.