[Publib] Any good ideas to reduce noise?

[Harry Willems]

One of my big ideas was to use one of these noise traffic lights.  It is now sitting un-used because it just does not work.  Mechanically it works fine, but like any mechanical babysitter, it is not flexible enough.  I will sell mine for $25 plus postage.  Great theoretically, but completely un practical.  Harry Willems, director
Harry Willems, Director                      316-744-6318
Park City Public Library                 hwillems at parkcitypubliclibrary.com
1530 E 61st St. N.                     http://www.parkcitypubliclibrary.com
Park City, KS  67219
 
42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.  Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:42:19 -0500To: Publib at webjunction.orgFrom: scenic3 at real.more.netSubject: RE: [Publib] Any good ideas to reduce noise?CC: 

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
813.272.6024
http://tbl.hcplc.org
 
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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?
>To:  Publib at webjunction.org (PubLibListserv)
>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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