[Publib] re: fishing poles

[Mary Rennie]

At the Erie County Public Library (Erie PA) we added fishing poles and tackle boxes a couple of years ago (policies below), which are funded by our local SONS (Save Our Native Species) of Lake Erie, and supported by the PA Fish and Boat Commission.  

Our poles and so forth are child-size and not terribly expensive.  In PA, children under the age of 16 do not need licenses to fish.

The SONS also clean/repair/replace any damaged or missing  items (sinkers, bobbers, etc), although we did institute a cleaning fee, more as a warning than anything else.   We recently received donations of life jackets which will be circulated with the fishing poles (and carry their own release from liability forms).

I know that various state Fish and Boat commissions promote fishing equipment loaner programs, as ours does throughout the State of PA.  You might contact any similar agencies to see if they or another organization would help support your program.

Mary Rennie
Erie County Public Library
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FISHING TACKLE LOANER PROGRAM
Loan Rules for patrons:

·         There is no charge for borrowing equipment.

·         Borrowers must have a valid library card from the Erie County Public Library or any of the public libraries in Erie County.

·         There is a limit of one fishing pole and tackle box per card.

·         There are no reserves, and no interlibrary loans of fishing equipment.

·         Fishing equipment circulates for one week.

·         Fishing equipment may be renewed once for an additional week.

·         All patrons must sign a waiver before borrowing fishing equipment. Patrons under the age of 18 must have the waiver signed by a parent or guardian.

·         All fishing equipment is circulated only by the Blasco Library. The fishing pole and tackle box must be borrowed from and returned to the Blasco Library during hours of operation. Fishing equipment may not be returned in the book drop or at any other library outlet.

·         Fishing hooks must be placed inside the tackle box before returning to the library.

·         Fishing equipment must be returned to the Blasco Library in good condition, clean and free of any debris. Patrons returning equipment that is dirty may be charged a $2 cleaning fee.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Cheri Nienke 
  To: publib at webjunction.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 11:11 AM
  Subject: [Publib] re: fishing poles


  Our new library will be located in a beautiful park area..with a small pond.  We would like to offer fishing poles to patrons...but I need the logistical side thought out.  If anyone has any experience with this sort of thing, please contact me personally.  Some questions that come to mind:  how long do they check out? Do you require a deposit?  Who cleans them? [we don't have facilities to do that] Who maintains and restrings them?  Are they barcoded/tracked in the database?  Replacement costs for broken items?  If anyone has a policy about this, please let me know.  Thanks, Cheri Nienke

   

  Cheri Nienke

  Assistant Director

  Andover Public Library

  937 N. Andover Rd.

  Andover, KS 67002

  316-733-4599

  cnienke at andoverlibrary.org

   



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