We are a small congregational library which is about to be part of a new "Resource Center" open to the overall Jewish community and potentially the general public. There will be a museum with various programs to attract folks into the facility. In preparation for this, we are reviewing our lending policy, which until now has been only to lend to congregation members. We would like to be able to lend to everyone to at least some extent, but we don't want to be careless with our materials. Does anyone have experience with this? What, if anything do you require of patrons in order to lend them materials? Any suggestions?
As I mentioned, at the moment, we only lend to congregational members, and we have them sign something so that they know they are responsible for replacing anything that is lost. Thanks for any feedback you might have. Sincerely, Betsy Gephart Congregation Achduth Vesholom Fort Wayne, Indiana
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