The following table will help you decide your preferred method of receiving notifications. Please note that all notifications can be delivered via email, and some are only available via email, so verify that you have an accurate email address associated with your Library account.
If you have an email address associated with your Library account and you have not requested Text or Phone notifications, you will receive all notifications via email.
Email notices are available for:
We recommend allowing any email from no-reply@notice.swanlibraries.net to be accepted by your mail system. This will ensure that your email notices aren’t sent to your junk folder.
You can either ask a Library staff member for help or manage your email address through your account. Once your email address is entered, you can modify it through “My Account” settings in the Library catalog.
Email notices are also available in Spanish or Polish. Ask a Library staff member to set your preferred language, if other than English.
To manage your email address through your account:
Ask a Library staff member for help or sign through “My Account” settings in the Library catalog.
NOTE: Manual messages and General announcements indicate message sent directly to you from the Library (e.g. “You forgot your umbrella at the Circ Desk”) or general announcements that go out to all (e.g. “Waterpipe break – sorry the library is temporarily closed”).
Ask a Library staff member for help. They can enter your preference of phone notification in your Library account record.
When you receive the phone call, your caller ID will say “Batavia Public Library” from the Library’s phone number, (630) 879-1393. Phone notification is provided by an automated system and not a human.
The pre-recorded call will try to reach your phone number and leave a message or try calling up to three times, if a message cannot be left.
The system only calls between 10:30 a.m. – 7:30pm, 7 days a week.
If you do not have an email address or phone number in your account, printed notices will be sent to the address on record. Print notices are only sent to patrons with no other means of notification.
Please be advised that mail is often delayed in delivery, which may result in you having to pay more in library fines. We recommend signing up for other notifications to receive timely announcements.
These print notices are also available in Spanish or Polish. Ask a Library staff member to set your preferred language, if other than English.
Ask a Library staff member for help. They can enter your preference of mail notification in your Library account record.
The mission of the Batavia Public Library is to provide and ensure access to materials and services to meet the lifelong learning needs of residents and organizations, as well as to create a welcoming place to gather, exchange ideas, and participate in cultural events.
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