Re: [ha-Safran] Younger Borrowers

2018-10-23 Thread Judy Petersen via Hasafran
We have a circulating children's library but have run into difficulties because 
our children's library also doubles as a Religious School classroom, which 
limits access.  To remedy this, we have created a "satellite" library in the 
synagogue's lobby, with a selection of books for all ages with themes that 
rotate monthly.  As books are checked out, I replenish the satellite with 
additional books.  So theoretically, parents and children always have access to 
children's books to check out during Religious School hours, plus they can 
always visit the library any time the synagogue is open.  Even so, some of our 
Religious School parents feel that being able to check books out during 
Religious School hours through their classroom should be part of the Religious 
School experience.  I would concur, but I have yet to figure out an adequate 
control system.  Inevitably books their teachers help students check out either 
a) never make it out of the library or classroom to the home, b) are left 
somewhere on the grounds of the synagogue or c) are never returned, or are 
returned damaged.  It seems to be a very individual thing--some families are 
amazingly good about returning books.  Other families it's like pulling teeth 
to get them to return things.  People also seem to have the attitude that 
because they're members of the synagogue, that the library books are somehow 
"theirs" and they don't need to be terribly responsible about them.  I did a 
library introduction at our most recent Religious School "Back to Shul" night, 
making the suggestion that people new to the library check out one book to 
start, return it within one month, then they could check out as many books as 
they wanted (within reason, so they they don't completely deplete a limited 
section, such as Rosh Hashanah books).  I got a lot of flak for that--parents 
complained to the Board that I "didn't want" children to check out books.  :-(  
Our library is not staffed; we use a book card check out system; we're on the 
honor system so unless a parent offers to replace a lost or damaged book we 
have no way to recoup losses.  We also don't have a budget (all children's 
library purchases are through fundraising), so I can't afford a loss of "a few 
dozen books" a year as the cost of doing business.  :-(I welcome any 
ideas/suggestions!
Judy PetersenCongregation Har ShalomFort Collins, CO


-Original Message-
From: Aileen Grossberg via Hasafran 
To: rkamin ; leejaffe54 ; Hasafran 

Sent: Mon, Oct 22, 2018 7:45 am
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Younger Borrowers

Well said, Rachel.
I do basically the same with a letter home, but I do make it clear that the 
parent is responsible for lost items. The Library can bill the parents as part 
of the regular billing procedure.
Because the library is not staffed a good part of the time, the preschool is 
the only part of the school that has regular check-out time. Everyone else is 
on the honor system.
I must say that the little kids -and their parents- are much more responsible 
about returning items than the grown-ups are.
Aileen GrossbergLampert LibraryCongregation Shomrei EmunahMontclair, NJ


-Original Message-
From: Rachel Kamin via Hasafran 
To: Lee Jaffe ;  

Sent: Sun, Oct 21, 2018 2:19 pm
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Younger Borrowers

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struggling to fathom why any school, synagogue or community center library that 
maintains a circulating children’s collection would create obstacles that would 
prevent children from checking out books.  Why do you need an OK from a 
responsible adult?  My children check out library books from their public 
school library and I have never been asked to provide consent.  It is part of 
the curriculum.  I would doubt that day school librarians require parental 
consent to use the school library. I’m not sure why a supplemental Hebrew 
School ay a synagogue (or JCC) should

Re: [ha-Safran] Younger Borrowers

2018-10-23 Thread Lee Jaffe via Hasafran
To Rachel, et al.,

I was stunned by the tone of approbation used in answer to my message.  As
I said in my summary, I can see how other libraries may design their
services differently depending on their circumstances.  I'd expect
colleagues to extend the same understanding and professional courtesy to
me.

My purpose in initiating this thread was in seeking practical advice from
colleagues in extending borrowing to minors. I received responses –
eventually – from only 5 members of the list.  Two addressed my question
about requiring adult sign-off before registering minors.  The others
responses took me to task for our decision to set an age limit and, in one
case, was especially harsh in misunderstanding our proposal.  Not only did
I receive far less help than I hoped, but found myself attacked and held up
for ridicule for something I didn't say.

We are all struggling to provide important services with limited resources,
often without the understanding of the ins-and-outs of library concerns
from our home institutions. That is why organizations like AJL and lists
like this are so important; they give us a venue to share and seek
support.  And that is why exchanges like this are so discouraging.  I'd
like to ask – even beg – that if any of you find yourself "struggling to
fathom" why another library does things differently than you do, that you
first give your colleagues the benefit of the doubt and presume that  they
have their reasons, even if they are not clear to you.  Perhaps a more
careful reading, with a generous spirit, will reveal something that
resolves that struggle.   However, if the sense of struggle persists, or
even feels urgent, you can always ask for clarification and try to
understand how their situation determines a different solution than your
own.

Lee Jaffe
Temple Beth El, Aptos

On Oct 21, 2018 12:39 PM, "Andrea Rapp"  wrote:

What Rachel said.  We do exactly the same.
Children are entered into our system along w their parents names and
contact info, and that’s all we need if a book is long past due.  Grades
1-6 come to library time with their class and of course we encourage them
to check out books.  There are reading incentive programs for each grade.
That’s how to get circulation in religious school.
   I probably got some of these program ideas from a Rachel, have been
doing them for years.
Andrea Rapp, Wise Temple, Cincinnati.

Sent from my iPad

On Oct 21, 2018, at 1:47 PM, Rachel Kamin via Hasafran <
hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:

I’m struggling to fathom why any school, synagogue or community center
library that maintains a circulating children’s collection would create
obstacles that would prevent children from checking out books.  Why do you
need an OK from a responsible adult?  My children check out library books
from their public school library and I have never been asked to provide
consent.  It is part of the curriculum.  I would doubt that day school
librarians require parental consent to use the school library. I’m not sure
why a supplemental Hebrew School ay a synagogue (or JCC) should be viewed
any differently.



As I wrote to Lee privately, children at our synagogue begin checking out
books from the Library starting with the 3-year-old preschool classes and
continuing with all of the religious school classes PK-7th grade.  At the
beginning of the school year we enter all of the students into our system.
We also send home a letter to the parents, letting them know their children
will be checking out books, explaining the library program, and inviting
them to visit with their children to check out even more books.  During the
2017-2018 school year, religious school students checked out 540 items and
our preschool students checked out 911 items.  Over 98% were returned
before the summer.  Close to 1500 hundred Jewish books went into Jewish
homes – this is what we are all about.  I consider the loss of a couple
dozen books each year the cost of doing business.  Moreover, most of the
missing books are eventually found or returned.  (I also look at it as
natural weeding!).



I really discourage you from creating lots of rules and policies.  It will
just make more work for you and make the library less inviting, less
accessible, and less used!



Feel free to contact me if anyone has any questions or wants to discuss
further.  I am also happy to share our circulation policies.



Rachel Kamin, Director

The Joseph and Mae Gray Cultural & Learning Center

North Suburban Synagogue Beth El

847/926-7902 or rka...@nssbethel.org



*Office Hours:* Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9am-2pm and Wednesday
4-6 pm & Sunday 9am-12pm (when school is in session)



*From:* Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-bounces+rkamin=nssbethel@lists.osu.edu
] *On Behalf Of *Lee
Jaffe via Hasafran
*Sent:* Saturday, October 20, 2018 6:56 PM
*To:*  <
hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu>
*Subject:* Re: [ha-Safran] Younger Borrowers



Per my earlier

Re: [ha-Safran] Younger Borrowers

2018-10-22 Thread Andrea Rapp via Hasafran
What Rachel said.  We do exactly the same.
Children are entered into our system along w their parents names and contact 
info, and that’s all we need if a book is long past due.  Grades 1-6 come to 
library time with their class and of course we encourage them to check out 
books.  There are reading incentive programs for each grade.  That’s how to get 
circulation in religious school.
   I probably got some of these program ideas from a Rachel, have been doing 
them for years.
Andrea Rapp, Wise Temple, Cincinnati.

Sent from my iPad

> On Oct 21, 2018, at 1:47 PM, Rachel Kamin via Hasafran 
>  wrote:
> 
> I’m struggling to fathom why any school, synagogue or community center 
> library that maintains a circulating children’s collection would create 
> obstacles that would prevent children from checking out books.  Why do you 
> need an OK from a responsible adult?  My children check out library books 
> from their public school library and I have never been asked to provide 
> consent.  It is part of the curriculum.  I would doubt that day school 
> librarians require parental consent to use the school library. I’m not sure 
> why a supplemental Hebrew School ay a synagogue (or JCC) should be viewed any 
> differently. 
>  
> As I wrote to Lee privately, children at our synagogue begin checking out 
> books from the Library starting with the 3-year-old preschool classes and 
> continuing with all of the religious school classes PK-7th grade.  At the 
> beginning of the school year we enter all of the students into our system. We 
> also send home a letter to the parents, letting them know their children will 
> be checking out books, explaining the library program, and inviting them to 
> visit with their children to check out even more books.  During the 2017-2018 
> school year, religious school students checked out 540 items and our 
> preschool students checked out 911 items.  Over 98% were returned before the 
> summer.  Close to 1500 hundred Jewish books went into Jewish homes – this is 
> what we are all about.  I consider the loss of a couple dozen books each year 
> the cost of doing business.  Moreover, most of the missing books are 
> eventually found or returned.  (I also look at it as natural weeding!). 
>  
> I really discourage you from creating lots of rules and policies.  It will 
> just make more work for you and make the library less inviting, less 
> accessible, and less used!
>  
> Feel free to contact me if anyone has any questions or wants to discuss 
> further.  I am also happy to share our circulation policies.
>  
> Rachel Kamin, Director
> The Joseph and Mae Gray Cultural & Learning Center
> North Suburban Synagogue Beth El
> 847/926-7902 or rka...@nssbethel.org
>  
> Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9am-2pm and Wednesday 4-6 pm 
> & Sunday 9am-12pm (when school is in session)
>  
> From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-bounces+rkamin=nssbethel@lists.osu.edu] 
> On Behalf Of Lee Jaffe via Hasafran
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2018 6:56 PM
> To:  
> 
> Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Younger Borrowers
>  
> Per my earlier note to this list (copied below) I promised to summarize 
> responses I received.  I heard from three colleagues, reporting their 
> experience and opinions about adding younger borrowers to our temple 
> library's lending service.
>  
> The responses were unanimous that we needed the ok of a responsible adult for 
> accountability.  
>  
> Regarding a cut-off age for lending, their as a wide range of opinion. One 
> library allows children as young as preschoolers to borrow books, while the 
> others suggested 13 as the minimum age. In retrospect, I can see how 
> libraries might differ on such points depending on their circumstances. Since 
> our library is unstaffed most hours and we use a self-check system, we cannot 
> expect younger children to manage the process on their own.  
>  
> Next, I plan to bring our proposal to the Temple school staff to initiate the 
> process.
>  
> Thanks for the help.
>  
> Lee
>  
> On Oct 11, 2018 1:00 PM, "Lee Jaffe"  wrote:
> I'm seeking the "wisdom of crowds" in order to plan how to expand lending 
> privileges to young adults in our congregation.  Currently only adult members 
> are enrolled in our online borrowing system but we've reached a point that we 
> feel we can expand the borrower base to include young adults.  I have no 
> experience with school or children's  libraries and am hoping members of the 
> list can answer some questions and/or share insights about points I've missed.
>  
> - Do we need adult sign-on a) for permission to add minors to the lending 
> system and/or 
> 

Re: [ha-Safran] Younger Borrowers

2018-10-22 Thread Aileen Grossberg via Hasafran
Well said, Rachel.
I do basically the same with a letter home, but I do make it clear that the 
parent is responsible for lost items. The Library can bill the parents as part 
of the regular billing procedure.
Because the library is not staffed a good part of the time, the preschool is 
the only part of the school that has regular check-out time. Everyone else is 
on the honor system.
I must say that the little kids -and their parents- are much more responsible 
about returning items than the grown-ups are.
Aileen GrossbergLampert LibraryCongregation Shomrei EmunahMontclair, NJ


-Original Message-
From: Rachel Kamin via Hasafran 
To: Lee Jaffe ;  

Sent: Sun, Oct 21, 2018 2:19 pm
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Younger Borrowers

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div.yiv9848550227WordSection1 {} #yiv9848550227 I’m struggling to fathom why 
any school, synagogue or community center library that maintains a circulating 
children’s collection would create obstacles that would prevent children from 
checking out books.  Why do you need an OK from a responsible adult?  My 
children check out library books from their public school library and I have 
never been asked to provide consent.  It is part of the curriculum.  I would 
doubt that day school librarians require parental consent to use the school 
library. I’m not sure why a supplemental Hebrew School ay a synagogue (or JCC) 
should be viewed any differently.     As I wrote to Lee privately, children at 
our synagogue begin checking out books from the Library starting with the 
3-year-old preschool classes and continuing with all of the religious school 
classes PK-7th grade.  At the beginning of the school year we enter all of the 
students into our system. We also send home a letter to the parents, letting 
them know their children will be checking out books, explaining the library 
program, and inviting them to visit with their children to check out even more 
books.  During the 2017-2018 school year, religious school students checked out 
540 items and our preschool students checked out 911 items.  Over 98% were 
returned before the summer.  Close to 1500 hundred Jewish books went into 
Jewish homes – this is what we are all about.  I consider the loss of a couple 
dozen books each year the cost of doing business.  Moreover, most of the 
missing books are eventually found or returned.  (I also look at it as natural 
weeding!).      I really discourage you from creating lots of rules and 
policies.  It will just make more work for you and make the library less 
inviting, less accessible, and less used!    Feel free to contact me if anyone 
has any questions or wants to discuss further.  I am also happy to share our 
circulation policies.    Rachel Kamin, Director The Joseph and Mae Gray 
Cultural & Learning Center North Suburban Synagogue Beth El 847/926-7902 
orrka...@nssbethel.org   Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 
9am-2pm and Wednesday 4-6 pm & Sunday 9am-12pm (when school is in session)    
From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-bounces+rkamin=nssbethel@lists.osu.edu]On 
Behalf Of Lee Jaffe via Hasafran
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2018 6:56 PM
To:  

Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Younger Borrowers    Per my earlier note to this list 
(copied below) I promised to summarize responses I received.  I heard from 
three colleagues, reporting their experience and opinions about adding younger 
borrowers to our temple library's lending service.    The responses were 
unanimous that we needed the ok of a responsible adult for accountability.      
Regarding a cut-off age for lending, their as a wide range of opinion. One 
library allows children as young as preschoolers to borrow books, while the 
others suggested 13 as the minimum age. In retrospect, I can see how libraries 
might differ on such points depending on their circumstances. Since our library 
is unstaffed most hours and we use a self-check system, we cannot expect 
youn

Re: [ha-Safran] Younger Borrowers

2018-10-21 Thread Rachel Kamin via Hasafran
I’m struggling to fathom why any school, synagogue or community center library 
that maintains a circulating children’s collection would create obstacles that 
would prevent children from checking out books.  Why do you need an OK from a 
responsible adult?  My children check out library books from their public 
school library and I have never been asked to provide consent.  It is part of 
the curriculum.  I would doubt that day school librarians require parental 
consent to use the school library. I’m not sure why a supplemental Hebrew 
School ay a synagogue (or JCC) should be viewed any differently.

As I wrote to Lee privately, children at our synagogue begin checking out books 
from the Library starting with the 3-year-old preschool classes and continuing 
with all of the religious school classes PK-7th grade.  At the beginning of the 
school year we enter all of the students into our system. We also send home a 
letter to the parents, letting them know their children will be checking out 
books, explaining the library program, and inviting them to visit with their 
children to check out even more books.  During the 2017-2018 school year, 
religious school students checked out 540 items and our preschool students 
checked out 911 items.  Over 98% were returned before the summer.  Close to 
1500 hundred Jewish books went into Jewish homes – this is what we are all 
about.  I consider the loss of a couple dozen books each year the cost of doing 
business.  Moreover, most of the missing books are eventually found or 
returned.  (I also look at it as natural weeding!).

I really discourage you from creating lots of rules and policies.  It will just 
make more work for you and make the library less inviting, less accessible, and 
less used!

Feel free to contact me if anyone has any questions or wants to discuss 
further.  I am also happy to share our circulation policies.

Rachel Kamin, Director
The Joseph and Mae Gray Cultural & Learning Center
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El
847/926-7902 or rka...@nssbethel.orgmailto:rka...@nssbethel.org>

Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9am-2pm and Wednesday 4-6 pm & 
Sunday 9am-12pm (when school is in session)

From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-bounces+rkamin=nssbethel@lists.osu.edu] On 
Behalf Of Lee Jaffe via Hasafran
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2018 6:56 PM
To:  

Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Younger Borrowers

Per my earlier note to this list (copied below) I promised to summarize 
responses I received.  I heard from three colleagues, reporting their 
experience and opinions about adding younger borrowers to our temple library's 
lending service.

The responses were unanimous that we needed the ok of a responsible adult for 
accountability.

Regarding a cut-off age for lending, their as a wide range of opinion. One 
library allows children as young as preschoolers to borrow books, while the 
others suggested 13 as the minimum age. In retrospect, I can see how libraries 
might differ on such points depending on their circumstances. Since our library 
is unstaffed most hours and we use a self-check system, we cannot expect 
younger children to manage the process on their own.

Next, I plan to bring our proposal to the Temple school staff to initiate the 
process.

Thanks for the help.

Lee

On Oct 11, 2018 1:00 PM, "Lee Jaffe" 
mailto:leejaff...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I'm seeking the "wisdom of crowds" in order to plan how to expand lending 
privileges to young adults in our congregation.  Currently only adult members 
are enrolled in our online borrowing system but we've reached a point that we 
feel we can expand the borrower base to include young adults.  I have no 
experience with school or children's  libraries and am hoping members of the 
list can answer some questions and/or share insights about points I've missed.

- Do we need adult sign-on a) for permission to add minors to the lending 
system and/or
b) to establish responsibility for 
items borrowed?

- How do you determine eligibility?   Hebrew high students?  Post-B'nai 
Mitzvah?  Anyone over 13?

Any other considerations?

I should mention here that our lending system uses email address as the key 
field.  This means that each enrolled member must furnish a unique email 
address.  Young adults would need to provide their own email address to be 
added to the system with their own account, or they could borrow items on their 
parents' accounts.  In other words, not enrolling them separately does not deny 
them access to the collection.  But they have more autonomy if they have their 
own account.

Last, I plan to confer with the rabbi and staff who oversee the Temple school 
to coordinate this initiative.  I hope to hold an introductory class session in 
the library as part of the enrollment process. But I'd like to have a plan – 
one that benefits from this list's collective experience – before broachi

Re: [ha-Safran] Younger Borrowers

2018-10-20 Thread Lee Jaffe via Hasafran
Per my earlier note to this list (copied below) I promised to summarize
responses I received.  I heard from three colleagues, reporting their
experience and opinions about adding younger borrowers to our temple
library's lending service.

The responses were unanimous that we needed the ok of a responsible adult
for accountability.

Regarding a cut-off age for lending, their as a wide range of opinion. One
library allows children as young as preschoolers to borrow books, while the
others suggested 13 as the minimum age. In retrospect, I can see how
libraries might differ on such points depending on their circumstances.
Since our library is unstaffed most hours and we use a self-check system,
we cannot expect younger children to manage the process on their own.

Next, I plan to bring our proposal to the Temple school staff to initiate
the process.

Thanks for the help.

Lee

On Oct 11, 2018 1:00 PM, "Lee Jaffe"  wrote:

I'm seeking the "wisdom of crowds" in order to plan how to expand lending
privileges to young adults in our congregation.  Currently only adult
members are enrolled in our online borrowing system but we've reached a
point that we feel we can expand the borrower base to include young
adults.  I have no experience with school or children's  libraries and am
hoping members of the list can answer some questions and/or share insights
about points I've missed.

- Do we need adult sign-on a) for permission to add minors to the lending
system and/or
b) to establish responsibility
for items borrowed?

- How do you determine eligibility?   Hebrew high students?  Post-B'nai
Mitzvah?  Anyone over 13?

Any other considerations?

I should mention here that our lending system uses email address as the key
field.  This means that each enrolled member must furnish a unique email
address.  Young adults would need to provide their own email address to be
added to the system with their own account, or they could borrow items on
their parents' accounts.  In other words, not enrolling them separately
does not deny them access to the collection.  But they have more autonomy
if they have their own account.

Last, I plan to confer with the rabbi and staff who oversee the Temple
school to coordinate this initiative.  I hope to hold an introductory class
session in the library as part of the enrollment process. But I'd like to
have a plan – one that benefits from this list's collective experience –
before broaching the topic.

I appreciate whatever you are able to share.  If you want to reply directly
to me, I can try to summarize responses for the list.

Thank you,

Lee Jaffe
Temple Beth El, Aptos
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[ha-Safran] Younger Borrowers

2018-10-11 Thread Lee Jaffe via Hasafran
I'm seeking the "wisdom of crowds" in order to plan how to expand lending
privileges to young adults in our congregation.  Currently only adult
members are enrolled in our online borrowing system but we've reached a
point that we feel we can expand the borrower base to include young
adults.  I have no experience with school or children's  libraries and am
hoping members of the list can answer some questions and/or share insights
about points I've missed.

- Do we need adult sign-on a) for permission to add minors to the lending
system and/or
b) to establish responsibility
for items borrowed?

- How do you determine eligibility?   Hebrew high students?  Post-B'nai
Mitzvah?  Anyone over 13?

Any other considerations?

I should mention here that our lending system uses email address as the key
field.  This means that each enrolled member must furnish a unique email
address.  Young adults would need to provide their own email address to be
added to the system with their own account, or they could borrow items on
their parents' accounts.  In other words, not enrolling them separately
does not deny them access to the collection.  But they have more autonomy
if they have their own account.

Last, I plan to confer with the rabbi and staff who oversee the Temple
school to coordinate this initiative.  I hope to hold an introductory class
session in the library as part of the enrollment process. But I'd like to
have a plan – one that benefits from this list's collective experience –
before broaching the topic.

I appreciate whatever you are able to share.  If you want to reply directly
to me, I can try to summarize responses for the list.

Thank you,

Lee Jaffe
Temple Beth El, Aptos
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