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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">My personal opinion on this issue, which could start a Mich-lib email storm, but here it is anyway (I get the Mich-lib digest, so maybe there’s already a conversation
going that I haven’t yet seen):<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">The purpose of fines and fees is to protect library assets that people check out and do not return timely or do not return at all. I don’t believe accessing
the computer has any relation to this issue. So I don’t see a need to prohibit computer use because someone owes fines related to physical materials. We, of course, don’t allow them to check out additional physical materials when they have fines at an egregious
level, but that makes perfect sense. Though removal of computer privileges could be a motivation to pay fines, but I don’t believe it’s justified.<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">In the spirit of “creative conflict” dialogue,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Kay<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">Kay Schwartz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Flint Public Library, 1026 E. Kearsley St., Flint, MI 48502<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Phone: 810-249-2038<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Fax: 810-249-2633<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Email: kschwartz@fpl.info<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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""> Emma Olmstead-Rumsey [mailto:erumstead@gmail.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 29, 2014 3:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jaema Berman<br>
<b>Cc:</b> michlib-l@mail.mcls.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Patron Fines affect on Computer privileges.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Jaema,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good luck with your review. Capital Area District Libraries in Central Michigan has such a policy. It's online at:
<a href="http://www.cadl.org/files/7714/1288/7868/SER_105A_Computer_Use_Policy.pdf">
http://www.cadl.org/files/7714/1288/7868/SER_105A_Computer_Use_Policy.pdf</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Emma Olmstead-Rumsey<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Jaema Berman <<a href="mailto:jberman@tln.lib.mi.us" target="_blank">jberman@tln.lib.mi.us</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<br>
We are in the process of rewriting our computer use policy and wondered if any of you have policies that connect patrons' fines with the ability to use the public computers.<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
Jaema Berman<br>
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Jaema Berman<br>
Director<br>
Addison Twp. Public Library<br>
1400 Rochester Rd.<br>
Leonard, MI 48367<br>
Phone: <a href="tel:248-628-7180">248-628-7180</a><br>
Fax: <a href="tel:248-628-6109">248-628-6109</a><br>
<a href="http://www.addisontwp.michlibrary.org" target="_blank">http://www.addisontwp.michlibrary.org</a><br>
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“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”<br>
Margaret Fuller<br>
1810-1850<br>
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. ~ Francis Bacon<br>
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