I usually say customers. But I also work in a public library... :-) On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 6:06 PM Livia Thompson via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:
> I am interested in whether libraries are still using the term “patron” or > have switched to “user,” “client”, or some other term. We are finding > patron to be confusing to some of our clients and some of our > > I am interested in whether libraries are still using the term “patron” or > have switched to “user,” “client”, or some other term. We are finding > patron to be confusing to some of our clients and some of our donors! > > > > Thank you, > > > > Livia > > > > Livia Thompson > > President, JBI International > > 212-889-2525, ext. 155 > > lthomp...@jbilibrary.org > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!yJUTFfXv1DU4XC0pO_VaOxskeuhg3pFXEn3vsSn0hr24DmmmaKFC9A0YfcFt9FyqsFbbqOpUId-fKlCSi__mmolYZXgnw89RLg$ > > Earlier Listserver: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!yJUTFfXv1DU4XC0pO_VaOxskeuhg3pFXEn3vsSn0hr24DmmmaKFC9A0YfcFt9FyqsFbbqOpUId-fKlCSi__mmolYZXgnw89RLg$ > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!yJUTFfXv1DU4XC0pO_VaOxskeuhg3pFXEn3vsSn0hr24DmmmaKFC9A0YfcFt9FyqsFbbqOpUId-fKlCSi__mmolYZXigacL2Hw$ > > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >
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