But What If It Doesn't Come Back? Lending Electronic Devices

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A presentation how Frankfort Community Public Library is lending e-devices. Presented at the Indiana Library Federation District Two Conference on April 26, 2013.

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Jessica Jacko Barnes

Frankfort Community Public Library

Can you think of other outdated technologies that your library used to order?

Cost

Theft

Will it go obsolete?

In-House◦ Teen Laptops

◦ Early Literacy iPads

Circulating◦ MP3 Players

◦ Nook Simple Touches (coming soon)

14 laptops for in-house use, programming

Need a library card and another piece of ID

Check out for 2 hours, can be renewed

Must check them back in

No lost laptops

USB issues

Downloading and uploading

Sense of ownership

Part of replacement plan

4004 checkouts in 2012

Apps and ebooks to promote Every Child Ready to Read initiatives

$499 per device

Parents check out iPads to use with children

User agreement and survey

No lost or damaged iPads

Cleaning 40 checkouts since

the end of February iStorytime Provided by IMLS

LSTA funds administered by Indiana State Library

Came out of Freegalsubscription

Sandisk Sansa Clip 4 GB @ $34.99

12 players divided between 4 locations

2 week checkout with up to 2 renewals

Comes with charger and USB cable

Instructions for patrons and staff

12 checkouts since January

No lost or damaged MP3 players

Pilot programming at the Mulberry branch this June

5 genre-based Nooks

$79 each plus cost of book

USB charger and instruction

2 week checkout period

Patrons with vision problems

Duplicated at other locations?

What are your patrons’ needs?

What devices meet your library’s mission?

How are you finding out what your patrons want and need from library technology?

Start small

Jessica Jacko Barnes

Frankfort Community Public Library

jbarnes@accs.net

765-654-8746

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