I say Patron that is standard. . . . . Free Library of Philadelphia. Fullstop. Sent from my iPhone On May 31, 2566 BE, at 2: 25 PM, Rebecca Levitan via Hasafran <hasafran@ lists. osu. edu> wrote:  ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍
I say Patron that is standard.....

Free Library of Philadelphia.

Fullstop.

Sent from my iPhone

On May 31, 2566 BE, at 2:25 PM, Rebecca Levitan via Hasafran <hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:


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
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

 

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