[SEO-Members] Headphone/Earphone Usage and Sanitation Policies

[mwhelan at waynepl.org]

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.

 

Molly Whelan

 

 

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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. 

 

 

 

Myla Ford, Circulation Supervisor 

Bellaire Public Library

330 32nd Street

Bellaire, OH 43906

740-676-9421

mford at bellairepubliclibrary.org <mailto:mford at bellairepubliclibrary.org> 

 

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Hello everyone,

I am researching operational practices for public computer workstations and
media areas.

Could you please share how your library manages headphones and earphones?
Specifically, I am interested in:

*	Provision: Do you provide headphones, or must patrons bring their
own?
*	Distribution: Are they handed out at desks or kept at stations?
*	Sanitation: What is your cleaning protocol between individual patron
uses?
*	Disposables: Do you utilize single-use earbud covers or sanitizing
wipes?
*	Budgeting: Do you sell cheap earbuds to patrons as an alternative?

Your insights will greatly help us shape our own hardware and health
policies. Thank you for your time and assistance.

Sincerely,

 

Kristina McKown- Circulation Services Specialist
Carnegie Public Library of Fayette County Ohio
127 S North St
Washington Court House, OH 43160
740-335-2540
www.cplwcho.org <http://www.cplwcho.org/> 



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