<div dir="ltr">We tell patrons that we can't guarantee reservations for particular<div>dates, but we do provide instructions to patrons and staff so they</div><div>can game the odds.</div><div><br></div><div>We recommend that patrons place hotspots on reserve at least</div><div>6-8 weeks in advance, but as early as possible. Then we instruct</div><div>them to freeze their hold. This will let them creep up the list until</div><div>they're in first place for the next available hotspot. We tell them</div><div>to unfreeze the hold about 7 days before they need it.</div><div><br></div><div>(On the staff side, this is easier: we just set a "Not needed before"</div><div>date of a week before the desired reservation date.)</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"> Don Yarman, Deputy Director<br> Delaware County District Library<br> <a href="mailto:yarmando@delawarelibrary.org" target="_blank">yarmando@delawarelibrary.org</a><br> 740.548.9913 x222<br><br>Currently listening to "Imprudence" by Gail Carriger,<br>and reading "Babylon's Ashes" by James S.A. Corey.<br></div>
<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 9:39 AM, Fred Miller Jr <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fmiller@auglaizelibraries.org" target="_blank">fmiller@auglaizelibraries.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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