Thursday, November 08, 2012
Unpopular policies, Introducing
When introducing unpopular changes in library services, do so with intentionally bad grammar and spelling. Your library’s patrons will be so infuriated and distracted by the mistakes in the sign reading, “Their will now be a $5 fee for you’re use of the libraries staplers,” they won’t protest the policy itself.
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Actually, and unfortunately, I don't think they'd notice grammar and spelling mistakes at all. But maybe that's because I work in a academic library. :-(
Gosh, you're an optimist, Polite Librarian. A lot of our patrons wouldn't even notice. Hell, some of our STAFF wouldn't. :o/
Do it on social media. They'll notice. People will come out of the woodwork to correct you. The next people will say that they, also, caught the error and tut, tut. It will probably be the only way these people ever interact with you online.
Not that this has happened to me and I'm still bitter about it.
You mean some libraries have patrons that actually read policy signs?
Brilliant!
Yeah, all my patrons are illiterate anyway and only use the library to get on their facebook accounts.
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