PINES Upgrades

PINES online services will be unavailable during scheduled upgrades January 18-21, 2020.
All libraries will be closed Monday, January 20 for Martin Luther King, Jr Day.

The PINES system will be offline:

Saturday, January 18, 6 PM - Tuesday, January 21, 6 AM.
Overdue fines will not accrue during this period.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18 starting at 6 PM

• You will not have access to PINES online services or PINES apps.
• You will not be able to search the PINES catalog, pay bills, or place holds.

• You can access ebooks, eaudio, and evideo from Hoopla and RBdigital.
• You can access resources through GALILEO, LearningExpress Library, and Mango Languages.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19

• You will not have access to PINES online services or PINES apps.
• You will not be able to search the PINES catalog, pay bills or place holds.

• You can check out items and use computers at Bull Street Library & Southwest Chatham Library.
• You can access ebooks, eaudio, and evideo from Hoopla and RBdigital.
• You can access resources through GALILEO, LearningExpress Library, and Mango Languages.

MONDAY, JANUARY 20

All libraries will be closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

• You will not have access to PINES online services or PINES apps.
• You will not be able to search the PINES catalog, pay bills or place holds.

• You can access ebooks, eaudio, and evideo from Hoopla and RBdigital.
• You can access resources through from GALILEO, LearningExpress Library, and Mango Languages.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21

• You can access all PINES services, including all online services, starting at 6 AM.

• Libraries will be open regular hours.

New Features

New Item Carousels

The catalog will display new library materials in a carousel/slider format showing 50 newly added items for each library location and system.

Update Hold Notifications

When you update hold notification preferences, the system will ask if you want to update existing holds. It does not change the preferences on holds that are already in transit to your library or that are ready for pickup.

Login to My Account, click on Account Preferences, then click on Notification Preferences.

Popularity Ranking

You will be able sort your search results to see which titles are the most popular. Popularity is based on factors such as numbers of circulations, holds, and copies.