Youth Services News Summer Reading software and voucher FAQ

[Tracey Mitchell]

Our order has already arrived! I was very shocked this morning to see it.
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Tracey Mitchell
VGPL Library Assistant


On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 11:45 AM Dekle, Deanne, DCA <
Deanne.Dekle at state.nm.us> wrote:

> Good afternoon Youth Services staff!
>
> I’ve been investigating various online reading software platforms (Wandoo
> Reader, Read Squared, Zoobean/Beanstack) for the possibility of a statewide
> contract for Summer Reading 2021. Before we get too far down this road, I’m
> curious if this is something you’re all even interested in! There’s a
> couple different options if we do move forward- one is a statewide site
> where patrons would choose from a drop down menu and enter their info that
> way. That means we would have to all be doing the same thing (reading
> minutes, chapters, books, etc.). The other option is individual sites for
> each library to pick what kind of reading challenge they want. I’ve created
> a quick survey to find out if this is a thing you even want and/or would
> take advantage of: https://forms.gle/PTZ8pfiNz5jwSUK49. Please fill this
> out by next Friday, the 20th.
>
>
>
> And a reminder that SRP 21 vouchers are due THIS Friday, the 13th. I will
> be out that day and NOT checking email so if you have a problem and a
> question, it will not get answered and you will miss out on placing your
> order. There have been 2 main problems that I’ve been getting lots of
> emails about:
>
>    - Vouchers not covering the entire cost: this usually means you have
>    unallowable items in your cart- vouchers will ONLY cover LSTA allowable
>    items. Make sure your total says “$0.00” before hitting submit. If not, you
>    will be charged and responsible for paying for or cancelling those items.
>    Step 3 on the instructions tells you how to avoid this problem.
>    - Vouchers not valid: this usually is mistyping the voucher code,
>    mistaking a lowercase L for the number one. I will take the blame for this,
>    the font I use makes those two characters look identical. All of your
>    vouchers start with nm2021(this is the number one)l(this is a lowercase
>    L)sta and is then followed by a code unique to your library.
>
> If you have either of these problems, I hope this helps. And if not,
> please don’t hesitate to reach out to me (just not on Friday the 13th
> because you will not receive an answer!).
>
>
>
> *Deanne Dekle*
>
> Youth Services & Outreach Consultant
>
> New Mexico State Library
>
> 505-476-9705
>
> 1-800-340-3890
>
> deanne.dekle at state.nm.us
>
>
>
>
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