Sara,
re: your concern over whether someone else could take the book you
requested ...
The book is flagged in the checkout system so that only the person who
requested it can check it out...as my husband found out the day he tried to
be helpful and pick up my book for me when he did his. LOL
Toni Koontz
Retired Librarian
Columbus Ohio
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sara Ralph" <bibliophile26@YAHOO.COM>
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Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: New policy at my public library
My immediate concern (and obviously not a librarian one) is would another
patron be able to take MY book that I had been waiting for?
Sara Ralph
Librarian
Asheboro, NC
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From: Toni Koontz <fussbgt@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Sent: Thu, April 1, 2010 10:02:59 PM
Subject: Re: New policy at my public library
The Main Branch of our public library does this. At one time you had to go
to the checkout counter to request the book you had reserved..and they
retreived it from the shelves behind them. Then they installed self-checkout
stations even on the check-out counter and soon the requested books were
placed on shelves in a section in the main area. There is a small alcove
that once held lockers and the lockers were removed and extra shelving
installed there.
I guess I never really thought about the privacy issue. I reserve a lot of
books and never really noticed who else had, too.
Toni Koontz
Retired Librarian
Columbus Ohio
----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice Davies" <jgdavies2004@YAHOO.COM>
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Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 7:00 PM
Subject: OT: New policy at my public library
This is off topic because it's about my local public library, but since
you're all librarians, I wanted your take on it.
Our public library -- probably as a cost cutting measure -- has decided that
when a patron comes to pick up a book that is being held, they can retrieve
it themselves from a row of shelves that is in the general part of the
library. I went today to pick up I book I was having held for me, and saw
that right next to my book was a book being held from someone in my Moms'
club. (we both have names starting with DAV).
While 99% of the time, I don't think anyone really cares who sees what
they're reading, it occurred to me this is a violation of the Library Bill
of Rights.
Do the rest of you see it this way? What would you do if you're local
library decided to use this system?
Jan DaviesRetired Media SpecialistAshburn, Virginiajgdavies2004@yahoo.com
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