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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>We have headphones behind the desk, that people can borrow in-house. We do a wipe down of those once they are returned with Clorox wipes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Molly Whelan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> SEO-Members <seo-members-bounces@lists.oplin.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Myla Ford via SEO-Members<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 18, 2026 10:46 AM<br><b>To:</b> seo-members@lists.oplin.org; Kristina McKown <kmckown@cplwcho.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [SEO-Members] Headphone/Earphone Usage and Sanitation Policies<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>We recommend that patrons use their own earbuds or headphones. If they do not have any, we give them a cheap pair of earbuds to keep for free. They are limited to one pair of earbuds a month. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id=Signature><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:black'>Myla Ford, Circulation Supervisor <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:black'>Bellaire Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:black'>330 32<sup>nd</sup> Street<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:black'>Bellaire, OH 43906<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:black'>740-676-9421<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:mford@bellairepubliclibrary.org">mford@bellairepubliclibrary.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> SEO-Members <<a href="mailto:seo-members-bounces@lists.oplin.org">seo-members-bounces@lists.oplin.org</a>> on behalf of Kristina McKown via SEO-Members <<a href="mailto:seo-members@lists.oplin.org">seo-members@lists.oplin.org</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 15, 2026 1:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:seo-members@lists.oplin.org">seo-members@lists.oplin.org</a> <<a href="mailto:seo-members@lists.oplin.org">seo-members@lists.oplin.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [SEO-Members] Headphone/Earphone Usage and Sanitation Policies</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div style='margin-top:9.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:9.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:9.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I am researching operational practices for public computer workstations and media areas.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:9.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Could you please share how your library manages headphones and earphones? Specifically, I am interested in:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=xelementtoproof style='color:black;margin-bottom:9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Provision:</b> Do you provide headphones, or must patrons bring their own?<o:p></o:p></li><li class=xelementtoproof style='color:black;margin-bottom:9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Distribution:</b> Are they handed out at desks or kept at stations?<o:p></o:p></li><li class=xelementtoproof style='color:black;margin-bottom:9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Sanitation:</b> What is your cleaning protocol between individual patron uses?<o:p></o:p></li><li class=xelementtoproof style='color:black;margin-bottom:9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Disposables:</b> Do you utilize single-use earbud covers or sanitizing wipes?<o:p></o:p></li><li class=xelementtoproof style='color:black;margin-bottom:9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Budgeting:</b> Do you sell cheap earbuds to patrons as an alternative?<o:p></o:p></li></ul><div style='margin-top:9.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Your insights will greatly help us shape our own hardware and health policies. Thank you for your time and assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:9.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="x_Signature"><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=xelementtoproof><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777;background:white'>Kristina McKown- Circulation Services Specialist</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'><br><span style='background:white'>Carnegie Public Library of Fayette County Ohio</span></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'><br><span style='background:white'>127 S North St</span><br><span style='background:white'>Washington Court House, OH 43160</span><br><span style='background:white'>740-335-2540</span><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white'><a href="http://www.cplwcho.org/" id=OWAc15c09fa-8059-cfcd-d1ab-3aa6c82d0a6a>www.cplwcho.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xelementtoproof style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><img border=0 width=106 height=49 style='width:1.1041in;height:.5104in' id="x_image_0" src="cid:image002.jpg@01DCE6C0.9198ECE0"></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>