So when you put a book on hold the library places it in the shelf with a little piece of paper inside.
When they hand the book to you they sometimes throw out that little piece of paper.
1. But when a book is on hold there is a expected time frame it will be picked up.
2. The due back period of time is also known.
Hence a small partial calendar box could be printed on that initial piece of paper. And the person checking the book out or the librarian could check a box as to the due back date.
To determine the partial calendar one simply needs to know how many days the book is to be picked up from. And the calendar boxes that could be checked are the dates the time period it can allowed to be checked out forward of that.
For example. If the book is due back in two weeks the computer prints calendar date boxes for two weeks forward of the known dates that it must be picked up by period.
It really isn't hard to figure out and automate.
And the citizen checks the box. And uses that piece of paper as a book mark. And all is well and everything is done efficiently and represents the true progress of academica achievement.
© 2026 Thomas Paul Murphy
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