Upgrade to impact online services for 3 days

Members of the Berks County Public Libraries System and the Yocum Library at Reading Area Community College will undergo a system upgrade in early February.

As part of a catalog upgrade, the libraries’ computer systems will be unavailable for three days. That means from Feb. 5 through Feb. 7, online borrowing requests will not be able to be completed and there will be no access to patrons’ accounts.

Library users will still be able to check out books and other materials that are on hold or at the library. However, patrons will be required to bring along their physical library card to complete all transactions.

How will this impact patrons?

In addition to the threeday catalog freeze, there are a handful of other important dates library patrons should be aware of:

• Jan. 27 will be the last day to process interlibrary loan requests. Requests may be submitted after this date but will not be processed until after Feb. 8.

• Feb. 2 is the last day returned materials will be checked in until Feb. 8 or later. Patrons unable to return materials by the Feb. 2 deadline are encouraged to hold onto their items until Feb. 12. No materials will be due between Feb. 3 and 11.

• Feb. 8 is when the new catalog system will be launched. Library users will have their account PIN automatically reset on this day to the last four digits of their primary phone number.

Which libraries will be impacted by the catalog upgrade?

Library users will still be able to check out books and other materials that are on hold or at the library.

• Bernville Area Community Library

• Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library

• Boone Area Library

• Boyertown Community Library

• Brandywine Community Library

• Exeter Community Library

• Fleetwood Area Public Library

• Hamburg Public Library

• Kutztown Community Library

• Mifflin Community Library

• Muhlenberg Community Library

• Reading Public Library

• Robesonia Community Library

• Schuylkill Valley Community Library

• Sinking Spring Public Library

• Spring Township Library

• Village Library of Morgantown

• Wernersville Public Library

• West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library

• Womelsdorf Community Library

• Yocum Library Library patrons with questions about the upcoming migration should visit berkslibraries.org/ migration for additional information.