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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Candise, I suspect your library’s
primary mission is to serve the faculty, staff, and students of your college,
with limited, if any, service to the general public. That’s as it
should be, because your funding comes from your college.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Likewise, my library’s primary
mission is to serve those who fund it, the taxpayers of Milton-Freewater and
the Umatilla County Special Library District. Through reciprocal
borrowing agreements we also serve the patrons of other libraries in the Sage
Library System. If someone from outside that network comes in, they are
free to use our books and other materials in the library. If, however,
they wish to carry our materials away from the library, they need a card, just
like our local residents do. Because visitors are not paying taxes to
make these materials available, our generous free service to them stops at the
door. If they wish to borrow materials, there is an annual fee for
getting a library card, and they must present ID from an approved list of
acceptable items.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Why? Because it would not be fair to
our taxpayers to provide unlimited library services to those who pay no taxes
to us. Because my boss, the City Manager, expects me to take reasonable
steps to ensure that materials which leave the building will return to it.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If I go to the public library in </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Walla Walla</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> or </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Boise</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> or </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Dubuque</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> should I expect them to
loan books to me? No. Why not? Because they have the same
responsibilities to their taxpayers and their local government that I have to
mine. If they allow me to use materials within their building, and do it
at no charge, isn’t that sufficiently generous? How much more
should I expect from them?</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’m sure that when a member of your
college community checks out materials from your library, there is a penalty
for failure to return them. If you failed to maintain control over your
collection, your bosses would hold you responsible for the losses; if too many
items were lost, you would be penalized or even fired.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Homeless people also fall into a category
of people who are not paying property taxes to support the library. In
addition, they fall into a category of people who would be difficult or
impossible to track down and hold responsible if they failed to return
materials. Those are two good reasons to limit their use of library
materials to within the confines of the library building. By doing so we
are not denying them access to library materials; in fact we are generously
allowing them use of a building and a collection they are not supporting with
property tax dollars. What we are doing is exercising prudent control
over a million dollars worth of materials for which we are responsible by not allowing
them to carry those materials away.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I have compassion for homeless people, but
I am not a social worker and the library is not a social service agency;
I’m a librarian and the library is an educational institution. What
I do for homeless people on my time is up to me, but what I do for them on the
job as a city employee is limited by the ordinances and funding which govern
the library.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Candise Branum
[mailto:cbranum@ocom.edu] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 09, 2012 10:43
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Bob Jones<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney;
libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Libs-Or] Library
cards for homeless/those without permanent address</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>I have to respectfully disagree, Bob. I think our
responsibility is to not just serve those who can pay for services, but to
enrich the community at large. Especially in times of economic crisis, the
public library is one of the few places where people should have access to the
resources that will allow them to enrich themselves. I think it is great that
you are exploring this issue, Kirsten. I don't have any suggestions for you,
but I'd love to hear what you decide.<br clear=all>
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size=2 color="#666699" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#666699'>Candise Branum, MLS</span></font></a><font size=2 color=gray><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'><br>
College Librarian<br>
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine<br>
10525 SE Cherry Blossom Drive<br>
Portland, OR 97216<br>
503-253-3443 ext.134 | </span></font><font color=gray><span style='color:gray'><a
href="http://www.library.ocom.edu/" target="_blank"><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.library.ocom.edu</span></font></a></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 10:28 AM, Bob Jones <<a
href="mailto:Bob.Jones@milton-freewater-or.gov" target="_blank">Bob.Jones@milton-freewater-or.gov</a>>
wrote:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Kirsten:</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>This is an interesting
question, because it’s not simply “How do we serve everyone who
wants service?”.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Most public libraries are
supported primarily through property taxes. Therefore their primary
responsibilities are:</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(1)</span></font><font
size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:navy'>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Provide services to those who provide your
funding, which would be property owners who pay taxes directly and renters who
pay taxes indirectly through their property-owner landlords</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(2)</span></font><font
size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:navy'>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Safeguard a large investment in public property
(books, periodicals, videos, audio recordings, etc.) by having a way to track
down and hold accountable borrowers who fail to return materials</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>For these reasons, most
libraries require library card applicants to show proof of residence in the
city, county, or district which funds the library. In addition, there
often are severe limits on first-time borrowers, who account for a high
percentage of losses.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Homeless people generally
cannot provide documentation to verify residency. Likewise, some people
who have resided in your service area for years choose to not have any form of
ID which you may require, such as a driver’s license, DMV ID card, voter
registration card, utility bill, etc. If you refuse to issue cards to one
group, how can you justify serving the other (and this works in both
directions)?</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If you want to have more
lenient standards for homeless people and/or for people who choose to have no
form of ID, how can you justify stricter standards for other people? That
would be discriminatory. But do you really want anyone who walks in the
door to carry out anything they wish with no reasonable way to find them and
hold them responsible for failure to bring stuff back in a timely manner?
That would be irresponsible.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’d be interested
in learning what you decide to do, and how you justify it.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Bob Jones</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Library Director</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Milton-Freewater Public
Library</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> <a
href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us"
target="_blank">libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, July 08, 2012 3:43
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a
href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Libs-Or] Library cards
for homeless/those without permanent address</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>We're currently exploring ways to
better serve our transient population here in Lincoln City. In the past we have
worked out cards for individuals staying at a nearby domestic violence
shelter, and we allow anyone to make use of our computers, but I would
like to set up something more permanent and wide-ranging that would allow
individuals without a permanent address to better access library services.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>We have some ideas here on staff,
but I would be very interested in hearing how other libraries have tackled this.
What kinds of requirements do you have in order to obtain a card? Do cards for
those without permanent address have the same borrowing privileges, or modified
privileges? Have you experienced a great deal of material loss, or no? I
suspect I may have to work pretty hard to get 100% buy-in from my board and
from staff, so any information you've got would be great!</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney<br>
Library Director<br>
Driftwood Public Library<br>
801 SW HWY 101, #201<br>
Lincoln City, OR 97367<br>
<a href="tel:%28541%29996-1251" target="_blank" value="+15419961251">(541)996-1251</a><br>
<a href="mailto:kbrodbeck-kenney@lincolncity.org" target="_blank">kbrodbeck-kenney@lincolncity.org</a></span></font></p>
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