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Of course that is not our aim. :-) We just have one patron (a former librarian here) who insists we should still do this, and I just wondered what other libraries do. Gail -----Original Message----- From: Donald Oliver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 2:55 PM To: Jeanette Larson; [email protected] Subject: Re: [ctls-l] FW: Charging for reserving books 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 a great way to get rid of library patrons! if that is your aim. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanette Larson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 12:47 PM Subject: RE: [ctls-l] FW: Charging for reserving books > 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. > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Also with so many online reserves it becomes a real > hassle to collect. Staff spend more time trying to > collect the fee than is collected. The 25 cents was to > cover the cost for the postcard to alert you that your > book was available in most libraries where I worked. > > Jeanette Larson > > > --- Beth Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 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. >> > --------------------------------------------------------- >> >> I suspect from the users point of view that charging >> for reserve books is >> part of being nibbled to death. >> >> >> Beth Wheeler Fox, Library Director >> 2006 Texas Librarian of the Year >> Westbank Community Library District >> 314-3580 327-3074 (fax) >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rylander Memorial Library >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 1:19 PM >> To: Laurie Mahaffey; ctls-l >> Subject: Re: [ctls-l] FW: Charging for reserving >> books >> >> >> 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 a novel idea! We don't charge to reserve new or >> old books. >> Christine Bessent >> Rylander Library >> San Saba >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Laurie Mahaffey >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: ctls-l <mailto:[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 12:13 PM >> Subject: [ctls-l] FW: Charging for reserving books >> >> 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. >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> _____ >> >> >> From: Gail Woodward >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 12:06 PM >> Subject: Charging for reserving books >> >> >> >> Before we were automated, patrons used to "put down >> a quarter" to reserve a >> book. We've pretty much gotten away from that, but >> I'm wondering what other >> libraries do. Do you charge to reserve books? Or >> just new books? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Gail Woodward >> >> Marlin Public Library >> >> >> >> _____ >> >> >> >> >> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.2/893 - >> Release Date: 7/9/2007 >> 5:22 PM >> >> >> >
