​​School District #43 is lucky to have a Library Processing Department that offers shelf-ready services to our Elementary & Middle school libraries. Hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays, September through June.

Library Processing provides telephone and email support in all areas involving:

• Library operations
• Library technology
• Ordering
• Discarding
• Passwords for Destiny and eResources

Library Processing also offers the following cataloguing and classification services to schools:

• Record Refinement

​​Library Processing will refine brief, incomplete, or inaccurate bibliographic records for schools.  A full, complete and accurate record will result. 

• Call Number Suggestion

If you are unsure of what call number to assign to a resource, contact Library Processing.  MARC Record Entry: Library Processing will check and upload MARC records purchased from vendors. Multilingual Materials: Library Processing will catalogue and classify library materials in languages other than English. 

• Additional Cataloguing, Classification and Processing Services for Schools

​Library Processing provides "Full Processing" to Elementary & Middle schools.  "Full Processing" is a service which results in library materials being returned to schools shelf-ready, through the provision of additional services such as barcoding and spine labelling.  Teacher-librarians may choose which of these services, if any, they wish for each individual submission of library materials to Library Processing. 

• Laminating

​​Library Processing laminates library book covers for schools.  There is no limit to how many book covers can be sent in each year; generally all sizes of book covers can be laminated.  Before sending book covers to be laminated to Library Processing, ensure that all undesired stickers are removed and please stamp the name of your school on the inside of the cover.

• Inventory

​Library Processing will perform inventories for Elementary and Middle schools every 3 years. Library Processing provides inventory support and equipment to Secondary schools. Inventory does not have to be performed every year, but it must be done on a regular basis.

• Maintenance (Union Catalogue)

​Library Processing maintains the Union Catalogue for all schools.  In maintaining the Union Catalogue, Library Processing refines poor records, merges duplicate records and adds authority records. 

• Ordering Assistance

​Library Processing provides assistance with the group ordering of barcodes several times in the year.