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News & Alerts2022-08-17T14:48:56-07:00

New Notices for Holds, Renewals and Due Date Reminders

Beginning Monday, February 12, email and text notices from the Library will have an improved design and include more helpful information.

The Library uses email and text notices to alert you when your hold is ready for pickup, when an item automatically renews, and if an item is almost due or overdue. These messages will now include information about important dates, the author and title, and a pickup location when applicable. A cover image will also typically be displayed.

Port Angeles Main Library converts to LED lights for energy efficiency

To improve energy efficiency, the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) upgraded interior and exterior lighting at the Port Angeles Main Library in early 2023.

Meeting Rooms Reopening: Port Angeles, Forks & Clallam Bay

After a two-year hiatus, Library meeting rooms in Forks, Clallam Bay, and Port Angeles are open for reservations again. Sequim’s meeting room remains unavailable at this time, due to space constraints.

Meeting rooms can be reserved 90 days in advance. All reservations will be made on a first-come, first-served basis and should be made at least one week in advanced but no later than 24 hours prior to the event. No walk-in reservations are allowed. Visit nols.org/room-reserve to learn more or to reserve a meeting room.

Digital Magazines Now Available at NOLS

Library card holders can now digitally borrow thousands of popular magazines through the Library’s website or through the Libby app.

Usuarios de la biblioteca ahora pueden pedir prestados miles de revistas populares, incluso 170 en español, por el sitio de web de la biblioteca o con el app de Libby.

Laptops Available for Checkout

NOLS now has laptop computers available for checkout. Laptops are available for a 3-hour loan period, for use on library property. The laptops automatically connect to NOLS Wi-Fi (and do not connect to any other network). Laptops are available to NOLS cardholders on a first-come, first-served basis.

NOLS Board of Trustees Appoints Next Director

The Board of Trustees of the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) has appointed Noah Glaude to be the next Executive Director. Glaude has been Assistant Director at NOLS since May of 2016. Glaude will succeed Margaret Jakubcin, who will retire in July.

North Olympic Library System Director Announces Retirement

The Board of the North Olympic Library System has announced that Library Director Margaret Jakubcin plans to retire in the summer of 2020. “My thirteen-year journey with NOLS has been a remarkable adventure, full of many personal and professional satisfactions, as well as some painful defeats,” said Jakubcin. “I am proud to have been a part of this organization’s growth and transformation, and honored to have served alongside NOLS’ hardworking, creative, and caring staff.”

NOLS will be conducting a nationwide recruitment to select the next Library Director.

NOLS is Fine Free!

Beginning September 1, 2019, your library is fine free! The North Olympic Library System will no longer charge overdue fines for items returned late. This change helps ensure equitable and free access to library materials and services for everyone in our community.

NOLS is not alone in eliminating fines. Libraries across North America are going fine free to reduce access barriers. Earlier this year the American Library Association passed a resolution encouraging libraries to eliminate fines. You can read the NOLS Board of Trustees resolution about going fine free, and the reports that underlay that decision, here.

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