<div dir="ltr">my branch has one, we don't really check it out we just loan it and they need to ask for us to unlock it for them.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 10:45 AM, Palombo, Lynne <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lpalombo@oregonian.com" target="_blank">lpalombo@oregonian.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>BCLD Library Director <<a href="mailto:director@bakerlib.org" target="_blank">director@bakerlib.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Tuesday, February 24, 2015 10:36 AM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>"<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>" <<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re: [Libs-Or] Do you have bike locks for check out?<br>
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<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.
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<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" target="_blank">
usage policy</a>. It was copied from <a href="http://www.elmwoodparklibrary.org/how-do-i/special-collections/check-out-a-bike-lock" target="_blank">
Elmwood Park Public Library</a> in Wisconsin.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<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/" target="_blank">
Giant flex-key cable model</a>. <u></u><u></u></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).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Perry Stokes | Library Director <u></u>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> Libs-Or [<a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Emily Antonelli<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 24, 2015 8:59 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] Do you have bike locks for check out?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hello all,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<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?
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<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><u></u><u></u></p>
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<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><u></u><u></u></p>
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<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" target="_blank">eantonelli@ci.tualatin.or.us</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you in advance, </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Emily Antonelli</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Tualatin Public Library | City of Tualatin</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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