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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We only got rid of our cassettes when we needed the shelving for expanding the non-fiction area and the checkouts were down to 10 or so month. We then sold
them through the Friends for $.25 each and encouraged people to buy a lot. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We still have our VHS tapes as they are on a wall to the side and it’s really a tough space to use and we still have people borrowing the tapes. We’ll eventually
dump them, but at this time they are still a few hundred circulations a month.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#1F497D">Leah
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Leah M. Griffith
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<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>Jackie May<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 28, 2015 11:12 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carol Dinges<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Libs-Or (libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Libs-Or] Books on tape<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"">Some people still drive older cars that only have cassette players in them... We retain a small collection of books on cassette for those patrons. Since we live in a rural
area and the distance between towns is somewhat lengthy, we understand that philosophy. As the tapes break or don't circ anymore, we weed them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"">Jackie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Carol Dinges <<a href="mailto:cdinges@ci.lebanon.or.us" target="_blank">cdinges@ci.lebanon.or.us</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Here’s my query du jour – is anyone still keeping books on cassette tape for those elderly ladies who still love their cassette players? We’re ready to jettison our collection,
but have a tiny little qualm about it. I know – it’s that “we can’t get rid of them – someone, somewhere might need them someday” syndrome.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Advice, reassurance, or a boot-to-the-behind needed. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Carol Dinges<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Lebanon Public Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">55 Academy St.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Lebanon, OR 97355<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="tel:%28541%29%20258-4232" target="_blank">(541) 258-4232</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Jackie J. May<br>
Interlibrary Loans/Cataloging Specialist<br>
Jefferson County Library District<br>
241 SE 7th Street<br>
Madras, OR 97741<br>
541-475-3351, ext. 307<br>
541-475-7434 (fax)</span><br>
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