[Libs-Or] Securing headphones to adult computers

[Dunham, Charles]

We have attached headphones at our public internet computers. I wouldn't wear them, but they are frequently used, rarely vandalized, and never stolen. The $10 model we buy (Behringer HPM1000<http://www.amazon.com/Behringer-HPM1000-BEHRINGER-HEADPHONES/dp/B00062PN6I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426263071&sr=8-1&keywords=behringer+headphones>) has an L-shaped plug which won't slide though the small padlock we use to secure the computer (see photo). These headphones are over-packaged and occasionally the ear pads work loose (they can be re-seated) but they work well for us.

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Charles Dunham
541 766-6965
Adult Services Librarian
Corvallis-Benton County Public Library<http://cbcpl.net/>





From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of BCLD Library Director
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 6:56 PM
To: libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Securing headphones to adult computers

Perhaps a benefit of a more rural area but in Baker, headphones are standard at all workstations.

When first deployed, we used zip ties to secure them but that caused more inconvenience to patron use than it was worth in theft. Theft is now rare; most loss is due to breakage from regular wear on the wiring.  We plug the headphones in at the front of the PC towers & often find them unplugged I expect from patrons using their own.

We do have jack splitters at our AWE kids stations and have yet to lose one, much to my surprise.

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From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Cheryl Spangler
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 5:02 PM
To: John Goodyear; libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us<mailto:libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Securing headphones to adult computers

We have had them. But after all the broken and  stolen ones, we gave up.

From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of John Goodyear
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 5:00 PM
To: libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us<mailto:libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Securing headphones to adult computers

Personally I would never put on public headphones.  We used to wipe them down with alcohol, but still..

John Goodyear

CCRLS

503-315-4584

www.ccrls.org<http://www.ccrls.org>
On 3/12/2015 4:56 PM, Nathan Pedersen wrote:
For those of you that have headphones attached to each of your adult computers, how do you secure them?

We have been handing out headphones informally for two years, however we are now considering purchasing a pair for each of our adult computers. We are looking for a good solution to "tether" or otherwise secure the headphones to the computers.  Ideally, we'd like to have an audio jack splitter with our headphones secured into one side and an opening on the other side so users can insert their own headphones as desired.

Thanks,

Nate Pedersen
Community Librarian
Deschutes Public Library
(541) 617-7092
nathanp at dpls.lib.or.us<mailto:nathanp at dpls.lib.or.us>
http://www.deschuteslibrary.org<http://www.deschuteslibrary.org/>

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