I can't respond to some of your questions but I did speak with a new (to me) vendor at ALA. Dollar Days sells items by the case and had pretty good prices on earbuds and light headphones that could be sold. www.dollardays.com or call Ron Sarpy at 866-969-7742.
Jeanette Larson Author, CREW: A Weeding Manual for Modern Libraries (TSLAC, 2009, pdf available at www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/crew/ ), The Public Library Policy Writer (with Herman L. Totten, Neal-Schuman, 2008), and Bringing Mysteries Alive for Children and Young Adults (Linworth, 2004) "[Librarians] are subversive. You think they're just sitting there at the desk, all quiet and everything. They're like plotting the revolution, man. I wouldn't mess with them." -- Michael Moore --- On Mon, 8/24/09, Karen Ellis <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Karen Ellis <[email protected]> > Subject: [ctls-l] Headphone dilemma: What do you do? > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 8:48 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With their typical consideration and > love, my patrons have been > destroying my heavy duty headphones in the Taylor Public > Library computer > lab. I have heard that some libraries sell > inexpensive ear buds or > lightweight earphones rather than providing them. > Right now, this is > sounding quite attractive. > > > > Who out there is selling earphones/ear > buds to the > public? > > How much do you charge? Do you > have a vending machine? > > How much does it cost you? Where > the heck do you get > your supply? > > Do you still keep some headphones for > public use or do you just > turn off the sound if they don’t want to pay for > headphones? > > > > Please let me know, and let others > know too—all of our > budgets are tight and this might be a good alternative to > buying another round > of expensive heavy-duty headphones. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Karen > Ellis > > Karen > Ellis, Library Director > > Taylor > Public Library > > 801 > Vance Street > > Taylor, > TX 76574 > > 512-352-3434 > > > > > > >
