[Web4lib] Self-pickup of holds

[Sue Kamm]

I think this has been discussed on PUBLIB, as well as WEB4LIB.  

The Los Angeles Public Library branch I use most often shelves the books, foredges down, and uses a bookmark that shows the borrower's name and the last day they may pick up the book.  

While there are times and places where paranoia may rule, I see no privacy issue here.  Are your borrowers complaining about lack of privacy?  If there's a groundswell of opinion about this, then return to a system where the borrower picks up his/her materials from a staff person at your circ desk.  

Otherwise, if it ain't broke....

Your friendly CyberGoddess and Councilor-at-large,
Sue Kamm
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