tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post2095301365009388083..comments2023-11-22T02:49:34.600-06:00Comments on A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette: Gates, Securing theJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028088897973151439noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-74518610786576525102010-05-14T22:00:16.361-05:002010-05-14T22:00:16.361-05:00yep, we gave up too. But most people believe they&...yep, we gave up too. But most people believe they're on so that's cool with us:)Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09451033347880651279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-72361634398300289132010-05-04T15:06:25.467-05:002010-05-04T15:06:25.467-05:00We did unplug ours until the alarm company came an...We did unplug ours until the alarm company came and DRILLED the plug into the socket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-75058238663347398612010-04-30T10:52:52.494-05:002010-04-30T10:52:52.494-05:00Putting security gates on the washrooms would be m...Putting security gates on the washrooms would be more effective. I am not suprised to find out many libraries don't have their gates activated. The branch PL I worked in didn't even have gates. One time we had a guy stuff a book down the front of his overalls...needless to say none of us wanted to go there, so he got away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-74099435081334201792010-04-30T10:51:18.311-05:002010-04-30T10:51:18.311-05:00The shrug in defeat thing.The shrug in defeat thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-61013788330119219822010-04-30T08:35:26.236-05:002010-04-30T08:35:26.236-05:00Our branches switched to printed receipts and stop...Our branches switched to printed receipts and stopped using cards to deactivate our tags, so anybody returning books to our location set off our alarms coming in, which confused them to no end. "But they're checked out!" they'd insist. The people who wanted to steal books knew to tear out the pocket pages--and to stash the cracked open dvd cases in the ceiling of the mens' Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-3948667386672178482010-04-29T22:09:03.371-05:002010-04-29T22:09:03.371-05:00No lie, something about the sensitivity settings o...No lie, something about the sensitivity settings on our gates caused them to go off when the ridiculously powerful hand dryer in the nearby men's room was running. Consequently, we unplugged them. Mostly, I'd rather let patrons take the entire library than have the awkward interaction of searching their wares.TPNhttp://www.twitter.com/spenbaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-81243683897730247062010-04-29T21:36:28.413-05:002010-04-29T21:36:28.413-05:00We turned ours off too, but pretend that it is sti...We turned ours off too, but pretend that it is still on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-56989530513624816562010-04-29T21:02:42.925-05:002010-04-29T21:02:42.925-05:00I'd LIKE to have some of those lasers from the...I'd LIKE to have some of those lasers from the old Andromeda Strain movie, but alas...<br /><br />The local PL does not unzap their books, thank you very much. As noted before, it seems to detect more better on people coming into the our library.The Squeaky Cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07328453966818701990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-21561241296395221662010-04-29T18:40:42.403-05:002010-04-29T18:40:42.403-05:00Channeling Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka, we gently s...Channeling Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka, we gently say, "No, stop, don't" as they continue on their merry way. Occasionally we can get our 85-year-old security guard lady to raise an eyebrow if she's not out back taking her zillionth smoking break.shushiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034870853291366137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-18326273173148665912010-04-29T17:28:59.799-05:002010-04-29T17:28:59.799-05:00Our gates seem to go off more when people enter th...Our gates seem to go off more when people enter the library which is difficult to explain to bewildered patrons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-19800121298244609522010-04-29T13:17:54.744-05:002010-04-29T13:17:54.744-05:00Sometimes I get asked what would happen ifthey had...Sometimes I get asked what would happen ifthey had just kept on walking.<br />I tell them that the Library S.W.A.T. team would come out of the ceiling on ropes and point laser guns at them with the little red lights on their forehead.<br />Sometimes they even believe me. I know because they look up as they leave. Snicker!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-6176146223234119572010-04-29T12:07:11.829-05:002010-04-29T12:07:11.829-05:00Generally I call them back and ask if they have an...Generally I call them back and ask if they have any books that they checked out from another Library...strangely enough this is usually the case.<br /><br />Also, it is a fun practical joke to put a security strip in the lining of a collegues coat before they leave to go shopping somewhere :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-55976125189480284002010-04-29T11:36:54.577-05:002010-04-29T11:36:54.577-05:00If only we'd realized we needed to put securit...If only we'd realized we needed to put security tags on the expensive computers rather than the cheap dvds...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-81206945505011095242010-04-29T11:14:47.831-05:002010-04-29T11:14:47.831-05:00We just politely ask them to step back through, ha...We just politely ask them to step back through, hand us the items they checked out and we check the receipt with what they have. Ninety nine times out of 100 ours goes off when a patron doesn't use the self check machine properly. Receipt matches items in hand and one of them still has their security device activated. I <3 working in a polite community!lordjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05652398864841103797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-31740323495672020882010-04-29T11:07:21.401-05:002010-04-29T11:07:21.401-05:00Gates?Gates?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-3292724542662003352010-04-29T11:01:38.716-05:002010-04-29T11:01:38.716-05:00Nerf gun. 'Nuff said.Nerf gun. 'Nuff said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-14769701491653839882010-04-29T10:41:33.859-05:002010-04-29T10:41:33.859-05:00Graves, I actually had a staff member leap over th...Graves, I actually had a staff member leap over the counter and chase a patron down an alley into a waiting police car. She was 50.jdscott50https://www.blogger.com/profile/04229906352079565341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-62330893723230902542010-04-29T10:31:43.041-05:002010-04-29T10:31:43.041-05:00Shout "Unleash the Dogs!!!"Shout "Unleash the Dogs!!!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-5169995927463558582010-04-29T10:03:35.145-05:002010-04-29T10:03:35.145-05:00We stare pointedly at our dozing security guard as...We stare pointedly at our dozing security guard as the patron runs off.Liza Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232710959319105598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-36248097480129179752010-04-29T10:02:54.065-05:002010-04-29T10:02:54.065-05:00we deter patrons from setting off the gates by sho...we deter patrons from setting off the gates by shouting "stop thief" at co-workers that set off the gate.<br /><br />the fear of public humiliation is a powerful motivator for good living. perhaps libraries could bring back the stocks and pillories (with a 3-strikes rule of course).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-61531056169190562222010-04-29T10:00:01.071-05:002010-04-29T10:00:01.071-05:00*cough* We turned ours off.*cough* We turned ours off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-20122845860097222152010-04-29T09:58:43.406-05:002010-04-29T09:58:43.406-05:00Personally, I always envision myself leaping over ...Personally, I always envision myself leaping over the counter as they make a break for the door. <br /><br />In one swift movement, I tackle them and we wrestle for possession of the stolen item. <br /><br />Ultimately they are brandishing some sort of weaponry (be it a pistol, knife, and/or some other large cumbersome object that I would rather not have lodged anywhere in my person).<br /><br />Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14642243597030755770noreply@blogger.com