Hi Lisa, We have a really lax policy (and we have a café in the library). Our policy is – if you make a mess, spill a drink, etc., let someone know so that we can get it cleaned up. We discourage smelly food but really it hasn’t been a problem. We adopted this policy 10 years ago after a major renovation. We sometimes have to replace carpet tiles (coffee spills …) but it’s no big deal. We did get a lot of extra trash cans and recycling bins before opening up to food/drinks. I like it because no one has to be the food police. Yuck.
We have the main stacks, reference, and special collections in this building (but special collections has its own entrance and strict no food policy). HTH, Sarah McC From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Johnson Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2016 1:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] Food policy query David E. Johnson Adult Service Librarian Nampa Public Library Nampa, Idaho 83651 208-468-5810 No outside food in the library. Only drink with lid. Hope that helps On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 10:15 AM, Hooper, Lisa K <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Greetings everyone and apologies for cross-posting duplication. We are seeking your input to aid us in revising and, especially, enforcing a food policy for the main library building at Tulane University. Ideally, we would like to hear back from people who work in buildings that a) house both general collections and some special collections and b) include a coffee and food service point. We have collected food policies from peer institutions already; we are especially interested in hearing personal accounts of what policies worked or didn’t work and why from the point of view of staff, users, collections and services. Thanks in advance. -lisa Hooper Head of Media Services Tulane University 504.314.7822<tel:504.314.7822> @lkHMusLibrarian VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
