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Thank you all for this great feedback. I imagine we will probably not charge at the beginning and change as needed. My Director's bigger concern is the whole "are they gonna print a gun with that" question. Luckily we have a student handbook to point to. Edward Iglesias On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Nate Hill <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > If fines, fee structures, and social contracts in community spaces interest > you, watch Clay Shirky's TED talk about cognitive surplus, and listen to > the story about day care centers and late pickup fees. > > http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=qu7ZpWecIS8&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dqu7ZpWecIS8 > > > On Sunday, May 19, 2013, BWS Johnson wrote: > > > Salvete! > > > > > > > Libraries charge to lend books. > > > > Some, by no means all. It's also generally limited to newer > materials. > > It's universally stupid to do this, in my opinion. The folks that can pay > > are already buying copies, and we're hurting the patrons that can't pay. > > > > > Late fines are almost universal, and lost > > > items will result in a charge for replacement costs. > > > > What are we getting for our charges? Is this go away mentality worth > > it? Is this helping or hurting us in the relevancy arena? It's definitely > > hurting in the fundraising department, which is precisely where it's > meant > > to help. Every budget I've seen has not netted enough in charging for > > extras to offset the actual costs they're seeking to cover. So with that > in > > mind, why are we doing this? Our patrons rightfully see these as nuisance > > fees. If we're doing it to avoid abuse, which is why I assume a lot of > > these are implemented, there are usually better ways to go about that. > > > > Cheers, > > Brooke > > > > > -- > Nate Hill > [log in to unmask] > http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ > http://www.natehill.net >