Administration
The Administration department implements and interprets Board policy, represents WCPL in the community, hires, leads, supervises, and evaluates the staff. This department also manages the Library's finances and assets and administers the Library's operations while remaining current on methods of operations.
Disseminating information is the primary duty of this department. Staff members are on duty whenever WCPL is open to answer reference questions. In addition, these staff persons instruct patrons in the use of library materials, word processing computers, and the Internet. This department is also responsible for development of the Library's collections for adults and teens, interlibrary loan services, and reader's advisory.
Reference services are available in person or by telephone, email, or fax. Any question that is important to the patron is important to Information Services staff. Whether it is spelling a word, finding a telephone number or address, or something more involved and complicated, Information Services will endeavor to find the answer.
Community Outreach Services
Community Outreach Services oversees all WCPL programming (including story hours), use of the Library's meeting rooms, library volunteers, and the Summer Reading program. Community Outreach is also responsible for running WCPL's homebound program. If you know of a person who is unable to visit the Library in person due to health problems, Community Outreach can help provide them with access to library materials.
Technical Services
Technical Services oversees operation of the Library's Cataloging and Circulation departments. Cataloging is responsible for the acquisition, cataloging and classification, and processing of all the Library's collections. If the items is available for loan, it first came through the Cataloging office.
Circulation is responsible for the check out and check in of library materials. They also issue new library cards, handle reserve requests for materials, and collect fines and fees. Circulation staff are often the first contact patrons have with the library.
Computer Services
The Computer Services department provides technology solutions to the library, its staff, and its patrons. We deploy and/or maintain all computing solutions, from PDAs to servers to mainframes, and deploy quality proccessing services for all functions and needs. Computer Services is the centralized point for technology knowledge, deployment, maintenance, development, procurment, and training. |
