C/W MARS, the automated library network to which Northborough belongs, will be taking down the system on the weekend of Memorial Day, May 26-28 to install new software.  You will still be able to see the catalog, but you will not be able to place holds or access your account. Any new books or DVDs that the library acquires after May 11 won’t show in the catalog, either. 

The new screens for our catalog will look very different, and we will help you get used to them, though they will be new to us, too!  There will be more search capabilities than we had with our old system.  If you routinely check your own record to see when your books are due, to renew your books, and to place books on hold, you will have a new log-in with your library card number and last name (in uppercase letters).  You will be able to change your password after your first visit. If you want to keep your reading history and wish list, you need to download them before that weekend.

We will be closed on Saturday, May 26, for the software change. Because of that, we will stay open an extra hour on Thursday and Friday, May 24 and 25, until 6 p.m.

On Tuesday, May 29, when we re-open, we ask that you only check out 5 items at a time.  We may restrict numbers the rest of the week if needed. Thank you for your understanding.

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