RE: Reserves/holds

[Peg Fleet - Library Director]

This is a message from CTLS-L. Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the originator. Selecting "Reply to All" will send a message to the entire list. --------------------------------------------------------- We don't charge a fee to reserve books, and we try to limit reserves to 4.  I would agree with those who recommend a policy change.     Peg Fleet Director Copperas Cove Public Library 501 South Main St. Copperas Cove, TX  76522 254-547-3826 [EMAIL PROTECTED]  -----Original Message----- From: Laurie Mahaffey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 12:53 PM To: ctls-l Subject: Reserves/holds This is a message from CTLS-L. Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the originator. Selecting "Reply to All" will send a message to the entire list. --------------------------------------------------------- What does your library do about reserves or holds when a patron asks for many (14 or 15) and then looks them over & chooses only one or two to check out?   Do you charge a small fee (25 cents or so) to reserve a book, and does this stop the overzealous users?   One of our librarians wants to know. Her staff has been feeling frustrated lately with patrons who seem to be abusing this service.   Thanks for your comments. Laurie     Laurie Mahaffey, Deputy Director Central Texas Library System, Inc. 1005 West 41st Street Austin, Texas 78756 512-583-0704, ext. 18 [EMAIL PROTECTED]