Hi Betsy,
Attached is our circulation policy. We are a large conservative synagogue. We do have a handful of non-members who check out materials each month but we've found that these people are usually way more conscientious than our own members! They are usually so grateful that we have a book that is not available elsewhere and that we let them borrow it -they are very conscientious about returning it. Of course, there have been a few isolated instances where non-members have checked out items and never returned them and never paid to replace them. But I strongly believe that this is just "the cost of doing business" and the advantages to having our Library open to the community, far outweigh any disadvantages. Rachel Kamin, Director The Joseph and Mae Gray Cultural & Learning Center North Suburban Synagogue Beth El 847/926-7902 or [email protected] <blocked::mailto:[email protected]> Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9am-2pm and Wednesday 4-6 pm & Sunday 9am-12pm (when school is in session) From: Hasafran [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Betsy Gephart Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2016 9:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ha-Safran] Lending policy question 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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