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I also wonder why we are so annoyed by cell phone use, which is often no louder than a conversation. If the conversation becomes disruptive to other users, then step in and ask that the call, or conversation, be taken elsewhere. The issue should be disruption of others, not specifically the cell phone. If someone comes to a service desk and is talking on the phone, I'd say to them that I'll serve someone else until they are ready and "allow" them to step aside and complete their phone call while I help someone else. Jeanette Larson --- Dianne <[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. > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Cell phones are just a way of life anymore. We have > had signs posted for > years saying "use cell phones in designated area > only." We designated our > coffee bar area near the front door and many people > actually go outside into > our breezeway. It helps to have all those covered > porches! Occasionally > people talk on their phones at the computers-if they > are not loud enough to > disturb people, we don't do much. If they are loud, > they get reminded to use > the designated area. People occasionally go into the > stacks to talk on their > phones. Much more annoying and of course, out of the > control of the patron > is the phone ringing with one of those loud, long > songs. Most people act > embarrassed and quickly shut them down. > > We are not the quietest place anyway so this may > just be a bit more > tolerable for most of us. > > > > Dianne Koehler > Wells Branch Community Library > 989-3188 > Fax 989-3533 > > > > _____ > > From: Laurie Mahaffey > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 4:02 PM > To: ctls-l > Subject: [ctls-l] FW: Cell phone policies > > > > > 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. > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Does anyone have cell phone policies in force and > would they be willing to > share how they handle this growing problem. I just > had the second complaint > in less than a month, and it is time to write it > down. Thanks. > > > > Faye Nichols, Library Director > > Gatesville Public Library > > 111 N 8th Street > > Gatesville, TX 76528 > > 254.248.0986 fax > > 254.865.5367 voice > > > >
