Gosh, I should hope that your exclamation points are in jest!!!!!
Public Libraries for the the Public. With budget cuts and rising
materials costs, we can't afford to lose any customers and supporters of
the library with exaggerated policies and "shushing". Cell phones are a
part of life, like it or not. Adjusting our attitudes and policies
towards new technology (cell phones, etc.) should be done with everyone
in mind, including our users and their needs.
Don't think I advocate the use of cell phones in the library, but tact
has to be used with customers. Cell phones are an extension of some
people's office and therefore is necessary for their livelihood. Because
of this, we need to have some leniency along with the boundaries that
the library creates.
...my two cents!
Myndi Clive
Reference Librarian
Washoe County Law Library
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu
[mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf Of Burgalassi, Anthony J.
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 10:43 AM
To: Sharon Wayland; Lawlib
Subject: RE: Cell phone Users
I would "BANN" the use of cell phone usage in the building, just
like "No smoking" If the patrons need to talk on the cell phone they
need to go outside the building. After all it's a library there
shouldn't be any talking out loud to begin with!
I wouldn't hesitate to start banning patrons!
Anthony J. Burgalassi
From the Desk of Anthony J. Burgalassi
Regional Reference Librarian, NY Office
________________________________
From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu
[mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf Of Sharon Wayland
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 11:33 AM
To: Lawlib
Subject: Cellphone Users
I know this has been discussed before but our problem with
cellphone users has become increasingly worse and I am wondering if
others are having the same difficulties. Fort Worth sits on top of a
huge natural gas reserve and so our library (and the entire courthouse
for that matter) has very recently been overrun by people doing oil and
gas research. They talk on their cellphones incessantly and no amount
of warning and signposting has seemed to help. We used to allow them to
keep their phones turned on in vibrate mode but the phone conversations
became so loud and annoying, we recently posted signs tellling them to
shut them off completely. Now we are fighting with them all day long to
get them to KEEP them turned off. They are usually cooperative about
turning them off but almost invariably, end up turning them back on,
sometimes within just a few minutes. I am not talking about one or two
isolated cases but more like dozens every day.
What do you do when you have a large number of patrons who abuse
the rules constantly? This is public library and I hesitate to start
banning patrons.
Sharon Wayland
Tarrant County Law Library
100 W. Weatherford, Rm. 420
Fort Worth, TX 76196-0800
817-212-7228
Fax 817-884-1509
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