[Publib] Fees for obituary searches

[Fred Beisser]

As a person who has extensively researched his family history, I have 
encountered fees typically about $1.00 per obit and sometimes per page 
at some libraries. Add a small fee for faxing if you wish, say 50 cents 
local and $1.00 long distance. I would not be unhappy.

Fred Beisser
Trustee
www.elbertcountylibrary.org
(Colorado)

Theresa Grieshaber wrote:
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>    Dear Friends,
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>            My library's budget has been slashed severely for the coming fiscal year.  Alas, I'm sure I'm not the only person among us who can say this.  We are looking for ways to cut expenses and  to raise money.  Right now, we do not charge any money to out of area customers who request obituaries from us.  We have an in-house index for our local paper that goes back to 1914.  We have volunteers who locate obituaries on our microfilm, and who then give it to staff to mail, fax, or scan. Sometimes if there are no  volunteers, we search the microfilm ourselves.  This is quite time-consuming.
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>              I'd appreciate hearing from you how much, if anything, you charge for this service.  Please reply to me off-list at theresag at scfl.lib.ca.us.
> I will summarize the results to the list.  Thank you.
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>              Theresa Grieshaber
>               Stanislaus County Library
>                Modesto, CA
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