[Publib] Any good ideas to reduce noise?

Fri Jun 29 11:22:59 EDT 2007

Something similar, but low tech, is what the local elementary school uses
here.  Each table in the cafeteria has sitting on the end of it,  "Big Gulp"
sized plastic cups, one in green, yellow, and red. The monitors move to each
table and the cup on the top of the stack sends the message -- green on top,
noise level OK. Yellow is the warning.  Once the red goes on top, the table
must be silent for the rest of the lunch period.
Here in this library,  we have a silent area -- the patrons carefully move
the signs over so they can put their items down as they talk...sigh...I
remember the good old days, when we shushed....

Dusty Gres, Director
Ohoopee Regional Library System
Hdq: Vidalia-Toombs County Library
610 Jackson Street
Vidalia, GA 30474
PH: (912) 537-9283
FAX: (912) 537-3735
EMAIL: gresd at ohoopeelibrary.org
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On Behalf Of Paula Laurita
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 11:13 AM
To: 'Carolyn Scheer'; publib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Publib] Any good ideas to reduce noise?

I’ve seen these in school environments.  The kids would compete to see how
quickly they could get the colors to change.  

Paula S.W. Laurita
Coordinator of Public Services
Athens-Limestone Public Library
405 East South Street
Athens, AL 35611
(256)232-1233 Ext. 204

We have found that a library is not an end in itself, but a means to many
ends.
Charles E. Rush, 1939 

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of Carolyn Scheer
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 9:42 AM
To: Publib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Publib] Any good ideas to reduce noise?

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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fly by."
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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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>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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