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ACTION: PrairieCat Weather Closure 1/12/2024

ACTION: In case of system down, please call the help desk Given the weather situation and RAILS cancelling delivery today, PrairieCat has decided to close for weather on 1/12/2024. We will continue to monitor the helpdesk phone for the regular hours today on an emergency basis. If you have a situation where Sierra or Vega is completely down… Read More

Reporting Closures to PrairieCat

If your library will be experiencing a short-term closure (1-2 days) due to weather conditions (or other unexpected events such as a water main break), please use this form on the support site to report the closure to PrairieCat ONLY IF you want any of the following to be done: Add closure dates to Days Closed in Sierra (adding the date will… Read More

Update: Patron Bookmark / Lists Migration

Informational January 1, 2024: Innovative is working on moving our patron bookmark lists from Encore to Vega. Due to the large number of lists, this process is taking longer than anticipated. Innovative continues to load lists daily. It appears that we are about 1/3 loaded.

Putnam County Primary School - Go Live Jan 8

The Primary School of Putnam County SD 535 will be going live for circulation on Monday, January 8. Putnam County SD 535 is a fully participating member of PrairieCat and staff have been working on getting the primary school into the system. This is the 3rd location in the district to participate in PrairieCat. Congrats to the Putnam County school… Read More

Holiday Closures - Reminder

PrairieCat will be closed on the following upcoming dates. No support will be available on these dates. If you encounter an issue please create a ticket and your issue will get addressed during the next working days. Sunday, December 24th Monday, December 25th Tuesday, December 26th Sunday, December 31st Monday, January 1st Tuesday, January 2nd… Read More

Resource Sharing Summit - March 7

Save the date for the annual PrairieCat Resource Sharing Summit. This is an in-person only event organized by the Resource Sharing Committee. The discussion topic is Serving the Unserved and will be facilitated by Amanda Standerfer, Fast Forward Libraries. PrairieCat members want to consider ways to better serve the unserved and explore how to… Read More

ALERT: "Splash Pages" will be removed as of 2/1/2024

ACTION: Remove any links you may be using to www.prairiecat.info On Feb. 1, 2024, we will be taking down the existing “splash pages” that we have previously used to provide libraries with a more attractive interface to Encore. As we move to Vega and off Encore as our primary public catalog, we need to sunset the server that houses these… Read More

Holiday Closures

ALERT: Update on Patron Bookmarks/Lists

Update 12/11/2023 Innovative is still having issues trying to ingest all of our patron bookmarks, but they are actively working on this issue. Innovative was working on moving our patron bookmark lists from Encore to Vega yesterday (Dec. 4). The process ran all day, but according to Innovative the process did not end as expected. They are… Read More

Thanksgiving Holiday

In observation of the Thanksgiving Holiday, PrairieCat will be closed: Thanksgiving Day – Thur Nov 23 (RAILS closed – No Delivery) Day After Thanksgiving – Fri Nov 24 No PrairieCat support coverage Thur & Fri Standard PrairieCat off shift coverage Sat & Sun (Nov. 25 & 26) Normal PrairieCat support on Mon. Nov. 27 We wish you all a… Read More