[Libs-Or] Books on tape

[Leah Griffith]

We only got rid of our cassettes when we needed the shelving for expanding the non-fiction area and the checkouts were down to 10 or so month.  We then sold them through the Friends for $.25 each and encouraged people to buy a lot.

We still have our VHS tapes as they are on a wall to the side and it’s really a tough space to use and we still have people borrowing the tapes.    We’ll eventually dump them, but at this time they are still a few hundred circulations a month.

Leah
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Leah M. Griffith
Director,   Newberg Public Library     503-537-1256

From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Jackie May
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 11:12 AM
To: Carol Dinges
Cc: Libs-Or (libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us)
Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Books on tape

Some people still drive older cars that only have cassette players in them... We retain a small collection of books on cassette for those patrons. Since we live in a rural area and the distance between towns is somewhat lengthy, we understand that philosophy. As the tapes break or don't circ anymore, we weed them.
Jackie

On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Carol Dinges <cdinges at ci.lebanon.or.us<mailto:cdinges at ci.lebanon.or.us>> wrote:
Here’s my query du jour – is anyone still keeping books on cassette tape for those elderly ladies who still love their cassette players?  We’re ready to jettison our collection, but have a tiny little qualm about it.  I know – it’s that “we can’t get rid of them – someone, somewhere might need them someday” syndrome.

Advice, reassurance, or a boot-to-the-behind needed.  Thanks!

Carol Dinges
Director
Lebanon Public Library
55 Academy St.
Lebanon, OR 97355
(541) 258-4232<tel:%28541%29%20258-4232>


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Jackie J. May
Interlibrary Loans/Cataloging Specialist
Jefferson County Library District
241 SE 7th Street
Madras, OR 97741
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