Tour of Main Library

CML Main Library is 102 years old and was refurbished in 1991. They hold regular art exhibitions. There is also a bookshop which is run by the Friends of the Library.

Proactive work stations are located throughout the branch. They are mini info desks with a pc on it that can be wheeled around to any area.

The auditorium is available for public and staff use. This space along with all meeting rooms are free for all. There are some conditions when booking the rooms. There are 100 public pcs and express pcs for quick access.

The Basement at Main is used as the sorting room. Staff shelve 120 items per hour with a 24 hour turnaround. Branch run boxes contain on average 32 items.There are 23 part time staff working per day and 2 full time staff in the sorting room. The holds list contains around 85 pages, 9 items per page and takes 9 hours per day to complete plus about 4.5 hours to process the requests.

CML use library staff for their publicity so the lovely people you see on their website and brochures etc are staff you may see at your local branch.

"Wellness fair" is for staff and is on the October 7^th between 10-4. They will have BMI level tests, budgeting, healthy snacks, dealing with stress etc. This program is run yearly for staff and part of the staff Wellness program.

Learning track is a program used for staff training. Each position has a learning track and the staff member must do all the training in their learning track. They register online with their managers approval. They have Monthly training for managers with 5 contact hours a month over an 11 month period, subjects include conflict management, communication etc.