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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>We have 2 bike locks for day-use check out.</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> Since we’re right next to the city park, they’ve have had a good number of checkouts but we need to do a better job of advertising them with signage, especially in summer. Staff are encouraged to offer the bike locks when they have the opportunity. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Our website has our <a href="http://bakerlib.org/about-us/services/check-out-a-bike-lock.html">usage policy</a>. It was copied from <a href="http://www.elmwoodparklibrary.org/how-do-i/special-collections/check-out-a-bike-lock">Elmwood Park Public Library</a> in Wisconsin.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Our local bike shop gave us a discount on a <a href="http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/gear/product/surelock.flex.key.15.cable.lock.15mm.x.185cm/514/59220/">Giant flex-key cable model</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The cable allows it to fit a variety of bike sizes & we like that it comes with extra keys in case one is lost (but none have been in the 5 years we’ve had them).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Besides the disclaimer in our usage policy which staff review when issuing a lock to a patron, we haven’t ever required borrowers sign a liability waiver in case their property is stolen despite use of our lock. Most of our borrowers are children, so it’s unlikely such a document would have any legal standing in those cases anyway. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>-----------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Perry Stokes | Library Director <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Baker County Library District | 2400 Resort St | Baker City, OR 97814<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>o: 866-297-1239 | m: 541.403.0450 | f: 541-523-9088 | e: director@bakerlib.org</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Emily Antonelli<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 24, 2015 8:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br><b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] Do you have bike locks for check out?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hello all,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Do you circulate bike locks at your library? Or do you know of a library that does circulate bike locks? </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>We here at Tualatin library are considering adding a few bike locks to our daily circulation for our biking patrons.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>We are curious if other libraries in Oregon have circulating bike locks. If so would you mind sharing your observations to date with the whole process: types of locks, local policies, partnership success, or any ideas to make the program a success. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Your thoughts and suggestions would be much appreciated. Please feel free to contact me personally at: <a href="mailto:eantonelli@ci.tualatin.or.us">eantonelli@ci.tualatin.or.us</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thank you in advance, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Emily Antonelli</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Tualatin Public Library | City of Tualatin</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>18878 SW Martinazzi Ave Tualatin OR 97062</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:eantonelli@ci.tualatin.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>eantonelli@ci.tualatin.or.us</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> | </span><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.tualatinoregon.gov/library" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>http://www.tualatinoregon.gov/library</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>503 691-3074 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Member of Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) | </span><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.wccls.org/" target="_blank" title="http://www.wccls.org/"><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:purple'>http://www.wccls.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>