<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">At Pickerington Public Library, I am part of a committee looking at the possibility of putting labels on items requested for purchase by patrons. (See the example from another library in the photo below.) </div><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><img src="cid:ii_lwqgok6d0" alt="image.png" width="149" height="143" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br></div><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Unlike the label in the photo, we are looking at making a more general "Patron Recommended" label that could also be used on donations that are added to the collection and books that are highly recommended by patrons.</div><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We are also looking at the possibility of cataloging these items as patron recommendations so that customers could easily find them.</div><div aria-hidden="true" style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </div><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Do any of your libraries do something similar? What are your thoughts on doing this? Pros and cons? What are your best practices for promoting patron recommendations?</div><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Any input you give would be helpful and appreciated!</div><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Kim Olexa, MLIS</div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Customer Service Leader - Main</div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><br></div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(111,192,64)"><span style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><b><u>Pi</u><a href="http://pickeringtonlibrary.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="http://pickeringtonlibrary.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(111,192,64);border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">ckerington Public Library</a></b></span></div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">201 Opportunity Way | Pickerington, OH  43147<br>phone 614.837.4104 ext. 232 | fax 614.837.8425</div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(111,192,64)"><a href="mailto:kolexa@pickeringtonlibrary.org" target="_blank">kolexa@pickeringtonlibrary.org</a></div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(12,136,42)"><br></div><span style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><img src="cid:ii_lwqgsgcp1" alt="image.png" width="141" height="109" class="gmail-CToWUd"></span></div></div>