[Publib] ADA phonebooth

[Jennie J. Stoltz]

At my former library we got rid of the public phone (on the wall in the foyer, not a phone booth) when the phone company started charging us and usage wasn't high enough to justify keeping it.  At my current library (which is less than three years old) we didn't even have one installed.  For the few people that don't have a cell phone (mostly kids) we let them use the phone at the Reference desk and charge them 50 cents per call.

Jennie J. Stoltz, MLIS
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Pewaukee Public Library
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----- Original Message -----
From: James Casey <jcasey at oaklawnlibrary.org>
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 1:06 pm
Subject: RE: [Publib] ADA phonebooth
To: 'elizabeth fraser' <kcplmove at gmail.com>, "publib at webjunction.org" <publib at webjunction.org>


> About the only folks who use our outside phone box (not a booth) are 
> homeless folks.  Most people (even kids) seem to have cell phones 
> these days.   ---  Back during our construction project of 2002-04, 
> the phone boxes in our lobby areas were eliminated and only one was 
> left behind.  We had no complaints.  Since then, we have had greater 
> incidence of cell phone use.  If we got rid of that last outside coin 
> op phone, it might cause some complaints, however.
>  
>  James B. Casey - My own views
>  Director of Oak Lawn Public Library
>  ALA Council Member
>  
>  From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org 
> [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of elizabeth fraser
>  Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 12:41 PM
>  To: publib at webjunction.org
>  Subject: [Publib] ADA phonebooth
>  
>  Hi
>     We have a fabulous older circular phonebook with a round door that 
> slides around. Stylish and it helps with noise. However it is not ADA 
> accessible.
>  
>      I was wondering if anyone had ADA accessible phonebooths. If so, 
> could you send send me images of it.
>  
>     Have any of you chosen to not have a public phonebooth because of 
> difficulty making it ADA accessible.  What was the public reaction to 
> the removal of your phone booth?
>  
>     Thank you
>  
>  Elizabeth
>  
>  --
>  Elizabeth Fraser
>  Reference Services Head
>  Kanawha County Public Library
>  123 Capitol St
>  Charleston WV 25301
>  
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