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By: Stapler » reference desk stapler at walking paper

Stapler » reference desk stapler at walking paper — Fri, 05 May 2006 11:58:51 +0000

[...] reference desk stapler at walking paper I sure hope you’re not thinking: “Aaron’s stapler is going to get STOLEN.” … Our reference desk stapler is attached to a chain so that it doesn’t easily … [...]

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 03:58:14 +0000

We keep our staplers hidden securely at the Info Desk. If customers can “guess” where to ask for the stapler, we are happy to let them staple away. Actually asking is stretching it a bit. I’d be thrilled with a “May I please borrow . . . “. I usually get an indecipherable grunt followed by a hand thrust out towards where the stapler is.

By: JanieH

JanieH — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 03:45:04 +0000

Jenny… your reply just made my night! You hit the nail on the head.

I have two scanners in the tech center that I manage and everyone keeps asking me what are the “rules” governing their use. I tell them I don’t have any hard and set rules. If you know how to use a scanner and it isn’t in use then scan away to your hearts content. If you don’t know how to scan, we have a course you can take or we will help you do it if you prefer. If others are waiting, please be polite and share (we learned this in Kindegarten). Haven’t had a single issue with the use of the scanners yet and they are used frequently by our patrons.

Seems several bloggers are thinking along similar lines these days…
http://librarygarden.blogspot.com/2006/03/dumping-rules-by-light-er-dark-of-moon.html

By: Jenny Levine

Jenny Levine — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 02:34:14 +0000

“Of course we let our patrons use staplers! We just require they take training in the use of advanced stapler features first.”

And we call it a collation tool that you have to reserve in advance and show a library card to use. Then we make you use it in the designated collating area, where no more than two people can be at any one time. Removing the collation tool from the collating area will result in an immediate suspension of all collating privileges.

Users are allowed to collate up to 30 pages or 10 sets before they must surrender the tool to the next patron in line. If no one else is waiting, the patron may continue to use it for an additional 15 pages or 5 sets. Patrons may not exceed 60 pages or 20 sets in any one 24-hour period. Failure to observe these rules will result in the immediate suspension of all collation privileges. Staff will refill staples in collation tool within 24 hours of the first written report of an empty cartridge.

Collation tool hours are 9:16 a.m. – 8:44 p.m., Tuesday – Thursday. Classes in basic and advanced stapling are offered in January, June, and October.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 22:48:05 +0000

At our library, we don’t worry about the patrons stealing the reference desk stapler. We worry about the other librarians taking it! But we know by now who does it and where it can usually be found….

By: Richard Akerman

Richard Akerman — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 12:00:17 +0000

Of course we let our patrons use staplers! We just require they take training in the use of advanced stapler features first.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 02:04:36 +0000

I’ll tell you what. From now on, in all of my blogging classes, I’m going to tell people to post about staplers. It’s the sure-fire method to get a conversation started!

Next up, a riveting post about the appropriate use of PAPER CLIPS!

By: Chris Deweese

Chris Deweese — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 01:59:26 +0000

LOL @ Jenny ;)

Aaron, add one more comment to the stapler post!

By: Jenny Levine

Jenny Levine — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:56:26 +0000

I like Lichen’s idea – staplers for every library in Illinois! Let’s add it to the toolkit grant! because we all need to come together….

:-p

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:04:13 +0000

Ooo.. we have the Bentley of staplers… it’s integrated into the pencil sharpener. Be jealous, be veeeeery jealous.

It makes a very nifty “you’re stapled and you know it” kind of sound when a patron inserts the paper into the slot.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:42:19 +0000

Stealing staplers? I used to work at that library, where all the office supplies were chained down. With chains. Literally.

By: Lichen

Lichen — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:02:57 +0000

Maybe you could write a stapler replacement grant – You could turn in into an outreach/media blitz.

By: JanieH

JanieH — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 18:48:34 +0000

We have one or two staplers “liberated” per year. Considering the number of books that get lost or go missing on a monthly basis, the cost of replacing staplers is miniscule in comparison to the feel good customer vibe it provides.

We also have paper clips, elastics, and tape on our desk. Still, it seems the more you provide the more they want… you would be surprised at the number of requests we get for envelopes and file folders (or maybe you wouldn’t).

By: Michael Golrick

Michael Golrick — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:07:39 +0000

About 15 – 18 years ago the snamm/medium library I directed created a station next to the copiers which had a stapler, scissors, tape, “white out” (remember that) for patron use. Now….the stapler and scissors were chained to the nice looking wood base. Even in the rather wealthy community, we had to worry about that!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:35:37 +0000

mimeo…..i *think* i’ve heard of those….