<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">I used to consult with your library back in the Michelle D and early Karen P years and I'm quite familiar with your layout (assuming it hasn't changed much). If you haven't changed the circ desk and staff area, you could simply keep the West side door locked and require patrons to enter the front door. With a bit of care, your staff should be able to keep a rough count of the coming and going of patrons without specifically posting someone at the door. When the patron count gets uncomfortably close to your upper limit, THEN a staff member could police the door until your numbers within the library fall. You could do something as simple as a whiteboard with erasable markers and a running tally of the current number of patrons. Or an abacus-style visual counter (paper clips on a string), etc. Or you could simply work "by feel". Your staff will have a general idea of how many patrons are in the library at any given moment. Depending on your desired maximum count, when it seems like you might be getting a little uncomfortably close to the limit, you can do a quick head count and start tracking/policing until the number of patrons diminish back to a more comfortable level. Depending on what you've set your limit at, I don't imagine you're going to have so many patrons at once that you can't employ a very simple manual system that doesn't require dedicating a staff member to stand at the door.<div><div><br></div><div>2 cents,</div><div>Chad<br><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>______________________________<br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">OPLINTECH & OPLINLIST policy:</b></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><i><font color="#ff0000">I am no longer responding off-list to topical replies sent only/directly to me.</font></i></div></div><div><div><div><div><font color="#ff0000"><i>Libraries have a wonderfully amazing reputation for openness and sharing, a concept I support and encourage. </i><i>Your thoughts are useful and valuable. As always, I beg you to share them publicly so that other libraries can benefit from them and participate in a conversation</i><i>.</i></font></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><b><div><b><br></b></div>Chad Neeper</b><br><font size="1">Senior Systems Engineer</font><br><br><b>Level 9 Networks</b><br><font size="1">740-548-8070 (voice)<br>866-214-6607 (fax)</font><br><br><font size="1"><i>Full IT/Computer consulting services -- Specialized in public libraries</i></font><br></div></div></div><br></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 8:59 AM Tina Michel via OPLINLIST <<a href="mailto:oplinlist@lists.oplin.org">oplinlist@lists.oplin.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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I am wondering what plans have been made by your library for keeping a tally of the number of patrons entering your building upon reopening? It seems most places of business have a person constantly stationed at front door with an i-pad. Due to our small staff,
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