Carolyn,
We use ceiling fans in our small library and staff area. They are controlled by wall switches. The fans seem to work well for us. In fact, I wish we had a couple of fans in our meeting room. I don't see our electric bill because it goes straight to city hall, but I would think that the fans help to keep the bill lower. Jan Steele Librarian/Director Lago Vista Public Library 5803 Thunderbird, Suite 40 Lago Vista, TX 78645 (512) 267-3868 [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Diannek Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 9:42 PM To: Lisa Charbonnet; Carolyn Manning; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [ctls-l] [Txlibdistricts] ceinling fans? Same at Wells Branch. We have them everywhere with patron controls on the walls and they do save on the power bills. Ours have regional switches in the staff work room so are turned off daily by staff as they do the lights--takes about 20 seconds!@ Dianne Koehler Wells Branch Community Library tel: 989-3188 cell: 507-0116 I GoodSearch for Wells Branch Community Library FOL Raise money for our charity just by searching the Internet or shopping online with GoodSearch using www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] on behalf of Lisa Charbonnet Sent: Mon 4/5/2010 3:44 PM To: Carolyn Manning; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Txlibdistricts] [ctls-l] ceinling fans? Hi Carolyn, We've got fans all over both libraries! They are delightful and we're convinced people are more comfortable at higher temperatures with them on- how could that not save money? However, we do have a main switch at the Circulation desk so we can turn them all off at night without having to check each one. Cheers, Lisa Lisa Charbonnet Branch Manager Laura Bush Community Library 9411 Bee Cave Road Austin, Texas 78733 512.381.1404 Westbank Community Library District: One Library, Two Locations! From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carolyn Manning Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 1:14 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [ctls-l] ceinling fans? In the Board's quest to save money, it was suggested to look into ceiling fans for the library. Do any of your libraries have fans? If so, do you think it has saved you money? I don't remember ever seeing fans in a library, but I needed to check. Thanks for any input you can give me. Carolyn T. Manning Library Director Wimberley Village Library 512 847-2188, ext. 6 [email protected]
