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Before I was affiliated with the library, but was just a patron, the limit here was two per patron. I remember bringing my kids in and they could only get two books at a time. At one point, too, a patron could only check out one "new book" at a time. At some point before I came here the limits were removed and patrons could check out an unlimited number. But we've been having trouble getting our books back when people have checked out umpteen books. After they are a few days late, the fines really rack up and people are reluctant to bring them back and pay up, so they just wouldn't bring them back. So, a few months ago, I started the policy of limiting check-outs to five per adult and 10 Junior/ Easies per child. This has worked well for us and people seem very satisfied with this. Only a few patrons checked out more than that many anyway. Gail Woodward Marlin _____ From: Laurie Mahaffey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 2:12 PM To: ctls-l Subject: [ctls-l] Limiting checkouts of library materials? 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. --------------------------------------------------------- Inquiring minds want to know: Does your library limit the number of materials that a patron can check out at one time? Do you limit by topic? (Example, only 2 books on snakes when you suspect the entire 5th grade is doing reptile reports) Do you limit by format (3 videos or DVDs)? Please reply to the list so that we can share answers. It's difficult to do comparisons of library circulation or turnover rate with differing policies. Thank you. Laurie Laurie Mahaffey, Deputy Director Central Texas Library System, Inc. 1005 West 41st Street Austin, Texas 78756 www.ctls.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] 512-583-0704 x18 800-252-4431 x18
