Headphones and Flash Drives

Subject: FW: Flash Drives

In the past we have had patrons come up and ask if they could borrow a flash drive or headphones/earbuds from Lost&Found.

We can not longer let them borrow those items. BT

 

Effective immediately, RPL will no longer loan out flash drives. 

 

Patrons needing a flash drive may use their own or purchase one for $10.  Patrons are not to be given a flash drive to use on their own.  Edward has made flash drives available for staff use only at Information Desks.  These may be used by Reference Librarians and Computer Lab staff directly assisting patrons.  These flash drives are not to be loaned out to patrons, nor can patrons leave money, keys, photo IDs or credit cards in exchange for their use.

 

WHY?

 

·         We cannot guarantee that flash drive contents are deleted after each use and thus we put patron’s personal information at risk.

·         This matches our current headphone policy.  We do not loan out headphones due to health department regulations. If patrons need one, they must purchase one.

·         This matches our CD/DVD policy. We do not loan out blank CD/DVDs.  If patrons need one, they must purchase one.

 

Will the price of the flash drives we sell go down?  No. 

The Management Team has reviewed pricing in detail.  The $10 price includes our costs to make them available and the convenience factor of being able to purchase one in a library when needed.

 

Melissa

 

 

Headphones Policy for Teens/Childrens

This post is taken from an e-mail sent by Melissa, the Children's Librarian Supervisor.

How to handle requests from teens for headphones to use on the MAC computers in the teen space:

Headphones for the children's room computers are NOT to leave the Children's Room. (These are the ones with the bright animals on them).

When a teen comes to Children's and asks if they can have a set of headphones to use

1) Tell them they may purchase a pair for $3 at the second floor reference desk. a. After they have purchased a pair they have the option of having us store them in a Ziploc bag in the Children's Room office. We will put their name on the bag and they can request it from us. If teens wanted to go in together to buy a pair we would put all their names on the bag. This way they do not have to keep track of them or carry them around etc. And of course, if they want to just keep them they are theirs to do with as they wish. We do NOT store headphones that teens have purchased elsewhere.

2) There is a pair of earbuds that can be given to teens to borrow if they are not able to purchase their own. a. Teen must have a library card with their photo in the system in order to borrow them and in compliance with fines etc. b. If they do not return them, they lose the privilege of borrowing earbuds from Children's. c. Staff will need to keep a list of the teens that have lost this privilege so other staff members are kept informed.

Computer Lab Items Pricing

Headphones - $3
USB/Flash drive - $10
CD - $1.00