[Publib] stolen bikes

[Allison Angell]

   We lend out bike locks at my library.  We either
take the key (if we think the kid won't lose it), or
we take collateral - anything from a baseball hat to a
backpack or, yes, a shoe.  We have to replace a bike
lock every year or two, which is really inexpensive
compared to the goodwill we create by loaning out
locks.
   Hope this helps,
   Allison

   Allison Angell, Head of Youth Services
   Benicia (Calif.) Public Library
   allison_angell at ci.benicia.ca.us

Lise wrote: We talked about 
seeing if the police department could donate some bike
locks that we 
could loan to kids while they're at the library.
However, we'd have to take 
some collateral to make sure they return the locks.
Has anyone had any 
experience with doing this? Most of these kids come
with nothing but 
the bike. All we could come up with to keep was a
shoe. TIA! 
 

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