One of our branches found some fairly inexpensive headphones, with a wide headband. I used a silver sharpie to write the library's name across, tried a variety of white, but nothing stayed on as well. Then I took one ear piece apart and inserted our security strip. It set off the gate when we tested it. We set up our ILS to check them out for an hour which is the patron limit on the public PCs.
A few years ago one of the library supply vendors had some headphones in very bright (ugly) colors, which might discourage them from walking away. Thanks, Linda H ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Holly Gordon Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 8:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ctls-l] Headphones for children's PCs Here is a good idea from Jonestown-- We keep our headphones from walking out by actually checking them out to patrons. Since we started that, we have not lost a single one. Marji Smith Jonestown Community Library ---- Holly Gordon <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm sending this out for Cindy Sue at Schulenburg Public Library: > > Has anyone found a good set of headphones to use on children's > computers? > > Schulenburg is looking for some headphones that would hold up to use, > that would not "walk out" of the library, and that would make it > possible for patrons to play games without disturbing each other. > > Please send suggestions to this list -- Thanks! > > Holly Gordon > Technical Support & Network Systems Specialist > Central Texas Library System, Inc. > 1005 West 41st Street, Suite 100 > Austin, TX 78756 > 512-583-0704 ext.15 > www.ctls.net <http://www.ctls.net/> >
