All Surrey Libraries branches will be closed Saturday, November 11 and Sunday, November 12 for Remembrance Day.
Clayton branch is experiencing a power outage. The branch is open but there is no access to the elevator, Wi-Fi, public computers or printing and photocopying. Thank you for your patience.
PressReader will no longer be supporting Internet Explorer. Chrome or Microsoft Edge are recommended.
Our hours are changing starting May 2. Find out more here. Learn what to expect, services offered, our new hours, and how we are working to keep everyone safe.
Website Demo Page: Alert
Description
Learn about using alerts on our website.
Alerts are a great option when you need to share information with users that is temporary and brief (2-3 sentences max). They also work when you don't want to make a full news page, or you need to highlight a change to page content that is important and might be missed. Typically we use these for service interruptions, but they were also heavily used during COVID as our service levels changed.
Website alerts can added to any page on our website, or across all pages. Site wide alerts are used for high level issues or changes that effect the entire system. Page specific alerts are used when the issue is for a specific branch, database, or service.
LMT has an internal document with approved language for alerts that can be used as a sample or for adapting.
Alerts can be scheduled to appear and disappear.
Alert Colours
Critical (Red)
- Branch closure
- System closure
Info (Blue)
- Changes in system policy Ex. COVID restrictions type things
- Loan periods change or borrowing limits altered
- Changes in how something works. Ex. PressReader no longer supporting IE.
Success (Green)
- Expanded hours
- Increase in borrowing limits
- Elimination of fees
Warning (Yellow)
- Broken databases
- Reduced services at a branch
- Scheduled Outages