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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Michlib-L,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Has your library ditched issuing physical library cards altogether? If so, I’d love to hear your experience and why your library did it. Also, if anyone wants to chime in why their library would not get rid of physical cards, I’d be interested to hear about that as well. Please respond just to me and I’ll gladly compile and share out responses as requested. Thanks, Mary<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mary Jean Harrison<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Coloma Public Library<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>151 W. Center Street<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PO Box 430<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Coloma Michigan 49038<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>269-468-3431<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.colomapubliclibrary.net/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.colomapubliclibrary.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:13.45pt;line-height:21.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><i><span style='font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#555555;letter-spacing:-.1pt'>The most important asset of any library goes home at night – the library staff.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><i><span style='font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#555555;letter-spacing:-.1pt'>Timothy Healy<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>