[Publib] Playaways and batteries

[Abbie Anderson]

We put in a fresh alkaline battery each time a Playaway is returned. We
don't take staff time to check the battery. Even so, we have had a few
complaints about the batteries not lasting to the end of a book, and
sometimes patrons do replace the battery themselves.

We recycle the batteries that we remove; we don't use rechargeables. I don't
think a unit has ever come back to my branch without a battery.

We offer free earbuds, too (for the patron to keep--who wants used
earbuds??), but most people just use their own headphones.

People love this format. It has been a big success for us.

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Abbie Anderson
Fort Vancouver Regional Library District
Portland Storytellers' Guild
  "The story is our escort. Without it we are blind." --Chinua Achebe

On Dec 7, 2007 5:12 AM, Jackie Icenhower <aplib at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>
>
> A question - for those with PlayAway units. Do you supply batteries for
> patrons, sell batteries to patrons or require patrons to supply their
> own? We have been sending them out with rechargeable batteries, but they
> seem to be vanishing (or it could be the fact that we have added to the
> collection a bit - one of the 2).
>
>
>
> No.  After much deliberation, we decided that the patron provides the
> batteries for their own portable CD player, so why should we supply for
> this
> type of player?
>
> Jackie Icenhower, Director
> Atlanta Public Library
> 101 W. Hiram
> Atlanta, TX 75551
> 903-796-2112
> fax 903-799-4067
> www.atlantalib.com
>
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