<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">We use the preferred name for patrons and set it as the default in our system so it's searchable. We use SirsiDynix Symphony. </div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#0000ff" face="georgia, serif"><i><br></i></font></div><font color="#0000ff" face="georgia, serif"><i>Jessica Luther (she/her)</i></font><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000"><i>Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library</i></font></div><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><em style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"open sans",serif;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(68,68,68);text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:georgia,serif">"</span><span style="font-size:16px">There are two buttons I never like to hit, that is panic and snooze.</span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">"- </span>Ted Lasso</span></em><font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000"><i><br></i></font></div></div></div><div style="margin:2px 0px 0px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 8, 2021 at 1:50 PM Laura Hauch - Buchanan District Library via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">We had been putting nicknames and preferred names in parentheses or as notes on the patron’s account. We use Biblionix Apollo and I contacted support to suggest
adding a place for this, and they said it’s already there, it just needs to be enabled! So anyone using Biblionix Apollo, contact
<a href="mailto:support@biblionix.com" target="_blank">support@biblionix.com</a> to enable this feature if you’d like.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"">Laura Hauch<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">128 East Front Street<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Buchanan, MI 49107<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">269-695-3681<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org" target="_blank">michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Janelle Bishop via Michlib-l<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 6, 2021 9:51 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org" target="_blank">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] Transitioning individuals and library accounts<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18pt">We are seeing more and more transitioning adults and teens in the library whose legal names are not their preferred names (and their legal names may not match their gender anymore). How is everyone handling
this issue? Specifically with the information on their library accounts because I believe we have to put their legal name on their account. Are you putting their preferred names in their account somewhere?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18pt">In a related question: Does anyone put nicknames on patron's accounts? For example, a patron's legal name is Robert James Smith but goes by James. Do you have some note somewhere with James as a preferred
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18pt">Any information on how you are handling this would be greatly appreciated...<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18pt">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Head of Fiction<br>
Marguerite deAngeli Library<br>
Lapeer District Library<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:jmartin@lib.lapeer.org" target="_blank">jmartin@lib.lapeer.org</a><br>
810-664-6971 ext 3218<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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