[Publib] "Used" books?

[Ann Perrigo]

In out children's room we have a bright yellow crate where children are
asked to place the books they pull from the shelves.  This is most useful
when we have class visits, so all the kids can be asked to do this.
Probably not used as much when they come in alone or with parents.



On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Monica Williams <liquidsilver9 at att.net>wrote:

>  Hi All,
>     The library I work in does not have such a system. I have mentioned
> that it would be very helpful especially in the children's department where
> books are found in the most interesting of places. I suggested taking carts
> and painting them an eye catching color and putting lots of signs around the
> room. My suggestions so far have been to no avail.
>        One of my local libraries does have carts parked in various
> locations where the books can be left after perusal. I think it is a much
> better system and is part of the reason why their collection looks nice and
> neat.
>
>                                                        Monica
>
> -------------- Original message from Sharon Foster <fostersm1 at gmail.com>:
> --------------
>
>
> > In many (perhaps most?) academic libraries, there are signs requesting
> > patrons to please *not* reshelve books. There are at least two
> > reasons: making sure the books get reshelved correctly; and tallying
> > the books that get used in the library, not just the ones that get
> > circulated. Have any public libraries ever tried this? I realize it
> > requires some additional effort up front, but it might also save time
> > later--for both patrons and staff--when trying to find a book that got
> > reshelved incorrectly.
> >
> > Sharon M. Foster, 91.7% Librarian
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Ann Perrigo, Director
Allegan (MI) District Library
annatapl at gmail.com
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