[Web4lib] Headphones in public libraries

[Michael J. Dargan]

Janice--

Or Friends group purchases GO420 headphones in batches of 100+ for $1.80,
then sells them for $3.  They probably go through about 200 a year.


On 3/26/07, Masud-Paul, Janice <janicem at camden.lib.nj.us> wrote:
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> Good morning.
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> We are a public library with free internet access for anyone who enters.
> We also connect headphones to all of our public computers. As you might
> imagine we have experienced some headphone theft, but our primary
> problem is breakage.  It doesn't seem to matter if we purchase $60
> headphones or the $1.00 variety; we still replace them frequently.
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> We are considering removing the headphones from the adult stations and
> selling new headphones for $2.50. We really aren't making a profit; but
> it will cover the cost of purchasing the headphones and is also a more
> sanitary option since the customer will keep them. We tried lending
> headphones in the past but collecting and returning IDs was labor
> intensive.
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> Do any of you sell headphones in your libraries?  How much do you
> charge? If you don't sell headphones have you opted to distribute them
> with ID or do you require the customer to bring his/her own. Thanks in
> advance for your input. --janice
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> Janice Masud-Paul
> Supervisor, Information Technology
> Camden County Library System
> 203 Laurel Rd.
> Voorhees, NJ 08043
> janicem at camden.lib.nj.us
> 856-772-1636 x3336 Phone
> 856-772-6105 Fax
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Michael J. Dargan
Technical Systems/Reference Administrator
Waterloo and Cedar Falls Public Libraries
wpl-reference.blogspot.com