As many as they can carry...

[s_lochhead@MENTOR.UNH.EDU]

Well, here I am again, out of the loop, and in search of enlightenment!

Why worry about keeping track of the number of materials a person signs
out?  More to the point, why limit the number of things a person may
borrow?  I didn't before I got automated, and I don't now.

I also don't loan *anything* to people with overdues - other than that,
the sky's the limit. (Shed no tears for the overdue-niks.  They can use
all the stuff their little hearts desire right here in LibraryLand - they
just can't take anything away with them.)  And once someone clears those
overdues, the sky's the limit again.  Just ask Angela, overdue queen of
the 7th grade.  She regularly has over a dozen things out, and "Sorry,
Angela.  I see an overdue here.  Should I hold those for you until you
bring it back?" works like a charm.  After 3 months of this, she may well
lose her crown.

We make reserve collections when large groups of kiddos need the same
pool of resources, so hoarding isn't an issue.  And when the shelves are
looking empty, it is ever so much easier to get a budget increase....


Best,

Shelley






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