Self-adhesive label with pocket-forming slot

A method of using a sheet of library book check-out card labels, said method comprising:

• configuring said sheet to comprise:
• a plurality of labels, each of said labels comprising:
• a face layer having a first planar surface and a second planar surface, said face layer having a slit therein;
• and
• an adhesive layer superimposed over said second planar surface of said face layer to adhesively affix said label to a surface of a book so as to define an item-receiving pocket between said book and said face layer, said item-receiving pocket being in communication with said slit, said item-receiving pocket being formed by a pocket-forming window in said adhesive layer, said pocket-forming window being in communication with said slit;
• and
• at least one separation line dividing said sheet into said plurality of labels, such that each of said plurality of labels are individually removable from said sheet along said at least one separation line;
• removing at least one of said plurality of labels from said sheet;
• and attaching said adhesive layer to a planar surface of a library book.

A method of facilitating the recordation of library book transactions on a library check-out card, said method comprising:

• configuring a library book check-out card label to comprise:
• a face layer having a first planar surface and a second planar surface, said face layer having a slit therein;
• and
• an adhesive layer superimposed over said second planar surface of said face layer to adhesively affix said label to said book so as to define an item-receiving pocket between said book and said face layer, said item-receiving pocket being in communication with said slit, said item-receiving pocket being formed by a pocket-forming window in said adhesive layer, said pocket-forming window being in communication with said slit;
• attaching said adhesive layer to a planar surface on a library book;
• and
• establishing selective contact between said library check-out card and said item-receiving pocket in said library check-out card label.

A method of using a library check-out card label, said method comprising the steps of:

• configuring said label to comprise:
• a face layer having a first planar surface and a second planar surface, said face layer having a slit therein;
• an adhesive layer superimposed over said second planar surface of said face layer to adhesively affix said label to a book so as to define an item-receiving pocket between said book and said face layer, said item-receiving pocket being in communication with said slit, said item-receiving pocket being formed by a pocket-forming window in said adhesive layer, said pocket-forming window being in communication with said slit;
• and
• at least one region on said first planar surface onto which variable indicia may be printed;
• and
• attaching said adhesive layer to a planar surface on said book.

A method of making a library check-out card label, said method comprising the steps of:

• configuring a face layer to include a first planar surface and a second planar surface opposite said first planar surface;
• defining at least one region on said first planar surface onto which variable indicia may be printed;
• placing a slit in said face layer;
• superimposing an adhesive layer over said second planar surface, said adhesive layer configured to adhesively affix said label to a book so as to define an item-receiving pocket between said book and said face layer, said item-receiving pocket being in communication with said slit, said item-receiving pocket being formed by a pocket-forming window in said adhesive layer, said pocket-forming window being in communication with said slit;
• and
• placing a release layer over said adhesive layer, thereby forming said label comprising said face layer, adhesive layer and release layer.