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Hi Clara--Fewer and fewer places are providing headphones because more people have their own and because of concerns about cleanliness (although except for a few very unfortunate events, most of the concerns seems to be no more founded than concerns about using public phones and such). However, some libraries have started "mucking up" their head phones (I'm actually being a bit polite there) by putting duct tape on the headphones so that they are unappealing to those who would walk off with them. We always bought inexpensive sets and replaced them frequently but also did the duct tape to disuade loss. Jeanette Larson Larson Library Consulting Austin, TX > > We are having a rash of theft of headphones at the > public computers. We > would like to know if you check them out (from > where? Circulation or > reference desk); do you tell patrons to furnish > their own set of headphones. > Either way-we would give lots of advance notice > about which way we were > going. It's so easy to plug in a headphone now so > that shouldn't pose a > problem. > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > Clara B. Mounce > > Community Librarian > > Bryan+College Station Public Library System > > 201 E. 26th St. > > Bryan Tx 77803 > > 979-209-5611 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >
