<div dir="ltr">I agree with Marta. The patron's intentions might be good, but this could open a can of worms. By agreeing to leave the note in the book, you are, in fact, endorsing the patron and you don't want to go down that road. If the next patron to read the book and see her letter turned out to be a creep, the library would bear some responsibility. Encourage her to find other ways to discuss books.<div><br></div><div>Valerie Hauser</div><div>Jefferson Public Library</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 2:23 PM, Eva Calcagno <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Calcagno@wccls.org" target="_blank">Calcagno@wccls.org</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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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">This sounds like something that would be handled better through social media. Do you have Facebook or twitter? Could you start a book recommendation conversation
for patrons to post reading suggestions? Or host a Make Your Own Book Group? The library provides space and puts the coffee pot on and anyone who wants to can show up at a certain time to talk with other patrons about what they are reading.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I tend to think worst case scenario (rather than John Cusack rom-com)…. And those thoughts include things like drug sales, child pornography, white supremacy
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Marta Murvosh<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 31, 2015 2:07 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] Fwd: Re: Patron request<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In the senario Meg asked about, she was asked by the patron to put a note in a book.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Adding a note means the library would be taking an action that they would need to do for
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<p class="MsoNormal">If I saw someone going through our holds shelves and putting notes in specific titles, I would consider that disruptive behavior.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">While this patron might have good intentions, it's neither appropriate or an efficient use of staff to inquire into intentions or read notes. <u></u><u></u></p>
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