[Publib] Any good ideas to reduce noise?

[Carolyn Scheer]

I have seen "Noise signals" for sale in library 
supply catalogs.  They look like traffic lights 
but indicate noise levels--I guess green is 
acceptable noise, flashing yellow means "we're 
getting ready to send out the mean librarian to 
shush everybody," and red means "we are going to 
send out the security guy to start throwing out 
the ringleaders."  I would guess it might help in 
an enclosed area like the teen center and would 
have to be enforced consistantly.


At 08:31 AM 6/29/2007, you wrote:
>A big box of disposable ear plugs.  We keep them 
>at the desk and offer them to patrons who complain.
>
>
>Leigh Myers
>Library Services Specialist
>Hillsborough County Talking Book Library
>3910 S Manhattan Ave
>Tampa, FL 33611-1214
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> >>> "Lise Chlebanowski" <lchlebanowski at avondale.org> 6/28/2007 5:40 PM >>>
>The best solution I have seen is to have a 
>"quiet study room" in the library. In my old 
>library this was the periodicals room. That way 
>if anyone complained about the noise, they were 
>directed to the quiet room. It held about 12 people.
>
>Lisë Chlebanowski
>Library Manager
>Avondale Old Town Library
>328 W. Western Ave.
>Avondale, AZ   85323
>lchlebanowski at avondale.org
>623-333-2611
>623-333-0260 Fax
>
>
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>Subject: [Publib] FW: Any good ideas to reduce noise?
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> >Dear Folks:
> >I perused the archives of Circplus looking for good ideas which have
> >helped reduce noise in the library.  Noise from patrons, that is.  The
> >completion of our annual library survey shows this to be the biggest
> >problem/most complained about problem in our library.  Unfortunately,
> >the list archives seemed to indicate that no one had come up with a
> >positive or effective solution.  ("I've given up," for example, was a
> >common response! :)
> >
> >Does anyone have an idea which is positive and which has been good for
> >combatting the noise issue.  My anecdotal observation simply shows that
> >many people are simply not considerate of others in today's library
> >world...I don't know how to teach that to 500,000+ visitors a year.
> >
> >Thank you for sharing your ideas with me.
> >
> >
> >Robb M. Waltner
> >Head of Access Services
> >University of North Florida
> >Thomas G. Carpenter Library
> >1 UNF Drive
> >Jacksonville, FL.  32224
> >Tel: (904) 620-1516
> >Fax:  (904) 620-1513
> >E-mail:  rwaltner at unf.edu
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