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• Posted Finals Hourly Gate counts start Sunday! to Walter Circulation
  I am Jack's lateral intraparietal area. I control Jack's sense of time. In an hour, I will tell Jack to take the gate counts. In another hour, I will tell Jack to take the gate counts again. All in all,...
• Posted Library Open 24 Hours Starts Tonight! to Walter Circulation
  Attention student staff! Walter Great Hall and Walter room 208 will be open 24 hours starting today, Friday, May 3 at 8am and going through Saturday, May 18 at 6pm. Levels B, S, F, 204 (SMART LC) and 206 (Reference)...
• Posted NOTICE: Change in Mail Procedures to Walter Circulation
  The following message is brought to you by Nikki Marchand, East Bank Operations Manager: Good morning, For all of you on mail duty, please note that the mail procedure has changed (as of today). Mail bins will now be dropped...
• Posted Please Check out all RESERVE items to Walter Circulation
  Hi All, Just a reminder in the busy time of the semester to make sure you are checking out RESERVE items to students. All items that leave the RESERVE shelf must be checked out to students even if they will...
• Posted Hear ye, Hear ye! Hourly Gate Countes be Upon Us! to Walter Circulation
  Gophers, Countrymen, Lend Me Thine Eares! The Census of Thine Noble Scholars is Nigh. As a Member of the Realm of Honourable Librarians, it is Thine Duty, Nay! Thine Honour, That thy Taketh Thine Gate Counts Not Upon the Rise...
• Posted Gate counts start Sunday the 27th to Walter Circulation
  Hello students, and welcome back to another chilly Spring Semester at the University of Minnesota. Starting Sunday, we will begins collecting hourly gate counts again, right on schedule. So remember, every time the hour rolls over to take those gate...
• Posted Just FYI ;-) to Walter Circulation
• Posted Hourly Gate Counts--Gotta Catch 'em All! to Walter Circulation
  They're around every corner, Gate Counts on the loose! The more you catch (once every hour) the closer Walter gets to becoming WORLD GATE COUNT MASTER! This Sunday the competition begins , so keep your eyes open and your wits...
• Posted Two things! to Walter Circulation
  Hello students, Just two quick things: The book on Course Reserve for AEM 3031--Mechanics of Materials--is to no longer check out overnight. The loan of this book is now 2 HOURS ONLY, NO OVERNIGHT. However, like videos, the book will...
• Posted Hourly Gate Counts Start Sunday, November 4th to Walter Circulation
  Hello students, Hourly gate counts will start this Sunday and run through the whole week until November 11th. So please, remember every hour you are on the desk to take the gate counts. For those of you unfamiliar with the...
• Posted Extra Extra: Newly Expanded Hold Shelf! to Walter Circulation
  Newly Expanded Hold Shelf Goes to 11. Your cries have been heard! Your requests have been answered! May I present to you, the new and improved HOLD SHELF! Now with ONE WHOLE NEW SHELF! We now have the supply to...
• Commented on Hold slips!
  Way to be proactive and let us know, Gao! Thanks! -Tim...
• Posted Headphones to Walter Circulation
  Hi students, I just wanted to remind everybody that we do not lend out headphones or ANY item (books. periodicals, videos) to someone that does not have a valid UCard. Whether they have let their registration lapse or otherwise, never...
• Posted Hourly Gate Counts! to Walter Circulation
  Hi Circ Staff! This week is one of those special weeks I know you all have been waiting for. It is HOURLY GATE COUNT WEEK! For those of you that are new, every few times a semester, we take the...
• Posted Tim Out Friday, 21st to Walter Circulation
  Hello night workers! I, Tim, will be out this Friday, and as I have mentioned to those working, your responsibility is to close the library without me. I have confidence all will go smoothly. For those Saturday workers, I will...
• Posted Week of August 27th-31st to Walter Circulation
  Hi everybody, Priscilla is very busy this week with Reserves, and with Amy out I would like you all to be especially efficient and self-reliant. If you need help of have a question, please consult your coworkers around you or...
• Posted Book returns, shelving to Walter Circulation
  Hi students, As the summer winds down to the semester, I want to post a few reminders for you all before the busy school year starts. I've started to notice that the return shelves behind circulation have been getting a...
• Posted Changes in Shelving: Please Read to Walter Circulation
  Hi all, As you might notice, there have been some changes to the pre-shelving area behind Basement Circ. The periodical shelving has been moved from the wood shelves adjacent to the hold shelf to the metal shelves behind the book...
• Commented on Holy Vacation, Batman!
  Correction: 4-6 on Friday....
• Posted Holy Vacation, Batman! to Walter Circulation
  Quick, to the tradeboard! I need your help Robin! I need to get out of Gotham for awhile, but I need someone to keep an eye on the city for me! It would only be for a couple of hours...
• Posted Breaks at the Desk to Walter Circulation
  Hi All, I just have a few reminders about working at the Circulations desks--B and 2nd: 1. Never leave the desk unoccupied. For security reasons, we can't have the gate unoccupied and risk someone walking out with books. If you...
• Commented on Mission Impossible: Thurs 26th and Fri 27th of July
  Hi all, The Friday shift mentioned above has been shortened to 4-6pm. So if you work Friday and you want two more hours, they're up for grabs! Tim...
• Commented on Mission Impossible: Thurs 26th and Fri 27th of July
  Hi all, The shifts were not previously posted on the tradeboard, but they are now. Thanks! Tim...
• Posted Mission Impossible: Thurs 26th and Fri 27th of July to Walter Circulation
  Hi all you beautiful summer people! I'm trying to get a few days off in three weeks to go on a long camping weekend. And I need your help! Your mission, should you choose to accept it, would be to...
• Posted Super Gate Count Bros. to Walter Circulation
  Sorry Mario, your princess is in another castle! But while you are here, if you could record how many people pass through this green tube ever hour, maybe we will make sure Bowser doesn't throw too many fireballs your way....
• Posted Check your schedules! to Walter Circulation
  Hi students, Congrats on finishing May term! This is just a friendly reminder to all that your schedule changes this week as we transition from May Term to Summer Term. Library hours are still the same, but schedules for all...
• Posted Friday, June 15th 3-6pm to Walter Circulation
  Happy Summer! I am just posting in hopes of getting three hours covered on Friday, June 15th. One of my best friends is graduating from grad school and having a party at her home in Milwaukee. As my car is...
• Posted Hourly Gate Count Haiku to Walter Circulation
  The minutes tick by Feet tread the lonely pathway Please take the gate counts Just a reminder to take the gate counts every hour, on the hour through Saturday, June 2nd. Thanks!...
• Posted Gate counts to Walter Circulation
  Hi all, I just wanted to add an addendum to Amy's Gate count post. As someone that opens or closes the library, it is part of your job to take the gate counts. I know in the May/Summer terms your...
• Posted HOURLY GATE COUNTS (The Raven) to Walter Circulation
  Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, Over many gate counts of forgotten yore. While I sat at my computer, there came a student and a tutor, A professor, a commuter, right on through the gates...