[OPLINTECH] Charging station for laptop / ipod / etc.

[Shane I. Hoffman]

During our renovation about two years ago, I made sure we added about forty-eleven gazillion outlets for people to charge their devices.  They are in the floors and on poles...everywhere except the walls it seems.  We want people to be able to use our resources as much as possible, and not go home just because they ran out of juice.

If there's no renovation in store for you and running more outlets is not an option, I would suggest this.  Most chargers are pretty generic these days.  People leave them behind all the time.  You could just checkout any chargers that have been in your lost and found too long.  You probably have a few already.  With the exception of the electricity, the option is cheap-as-free.

Shane

From: oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org] On Behalf Of Chad Neeper
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 12:09 PM
To: Oplin Tech list
Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] Charging station for laptop / ipod / etc.

Interesting concept. I don't know that I would use such a service, myself. It just seems like a convenient place to go "shopping" for a used electronic device with a five-fingered discount, for those individuals so inclined to do so!

As an alternative, some of the libraries I work with have provided convenient electric outlets at their laptop bars and other areas people often sit while using their devices. The patrons, of course, still need to bring their own chargers. I suppose the libraries could maybe keep some generic USB chargers and maybe some other more common charger types at the desk that patrons could check-out for in-library use.

Since charging a device typically takes more than a few minutes, letting the patron check out the charger from the desk and take it to where THEY want to be within the library seems a little safer for the patron than leaving their expensive device in a specific location in the library, where the patron is likely to leave it unattended for at least a few minutes while they....?....run to the restroom/chat with a friend/....?

Two cents,
Chad


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On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Stephen Cram <steve at nbpubliclibrary.org<mailto:steve at nbpubliclibrary.org>> wrote:
Has anyone set up a charging station for patron use to charge up any of the multitude of electronic items carried about these days?
If yes, what kind of setup is it?
And do you have a sign posted with usage rules?

Thanks!


Stephen Cram

Facilities Coordinator
North Baltimore Public Library
230 N Main St. North Baltimore, OH 45872
419 257-3621<tel:419%20257-3621>  FAX 419 257-3859<tel:419%20257-3859>



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