[OPLINLIST] Food for Fines

[Georgiana]

I guess I'm in a "Pollyana" frame of mind today - we have had that problem as well, to an extent, but for the most part people did not abuse it.  I guess no matter what you do, you will have people try and abuse the system - like grabbing handfuls of cookies at programs, and "cheating" in the summer reading program, but for the most part, I think that our public appreciates what we do.  If I didn't feel that way, I guess that I wouldn't continue to do it!
Georgi Huizenga
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Susan Pieper 
  To: oplinlist at oplin.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 3:31 PM
  Subject: [OPLINLIST] Food for Fines


  We sponsored a food for fines program for almost a decade. But when we started receiving food items that had been rejects from the local food pantry, and when we had people calling in March, asking when our food for fines program would be held, we realized that this was yet another program that many patrons would abuse. We discontinued the program a couple of years ago. When patrons would call throughout the year, asking when the program was, we told them that we would not be hosting a food for fines because we found that patrons were keeping their items until the end of the year. We need those items back on the shelf. We did, however, continue to put our shopping cart out for folks to bring in their donations to the food pantry. We still do this throughout the year. But, it is amazing how little we get donated when people realize they are getting nothing in return. Human nature, I guess. Gee... I'm even depressing myself.
  I still love libraries and library users and am passionate about the concept of public libraries!
  Susan

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  Susan Pieper, Director
  Paulding County Carnegie Library
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  Paulding, OH 45879
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