tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post7360850099578770218..comments2024-03-28T09:38:23.219-05:00Comments on Book Chase: L. A. Library System Wants to Charge Patrons a Buck a BookSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-68569135061641186972008-05-06T21:18:00.000-05:002008-05-06T21:18:00.000-05:00I think you're right, Maggie. For those of us of ...I think you're right, Maggie. For those of us of a certain age, one dollar is some kind of psychological barrier. :-)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-50718345959782044252008-04-29T23:14:00.000-05:002008-04-29T23:14:00.000-05:00Must be your Tipping Point, Sam. ;)Must be your <I>Tipping Point</I>, Sam. ;)maggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-63389612262171982192008-04-25T21:32:00.000-05:002008-04-25T21:32:00.000-05:00Jeane, I understand. There's just something about...Jeane, I understand. There's just something about that amount that crosses a psychological barrier of some sort...hard to explain.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-32501074735353740002008-04-25T21:31:00.000-05:002008-04-25T21:31:00.000-05:00Factotum, we can't have a bunch of pissed of LA mi...Factotum, we can't have a bunch of pissed of LA millionaires, now can we? Sad...but true.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-52122781121079295332008-04-23T00:09:00.000-05:002008-04-23T00:09:00.000-05:00If the borrowing fee were more like 25 cents, as M...If the borrowing fee were more like 25 cents, as Maggie suggested, I would be perfectly fine with that! I just can't bring myself to pay $1 per book.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-3323784660792165512008-04-22T08:20:00.000-05:002008-04-22T08:20:00.000-05:00I guess they didn't consider cutting spending in a...I guess they didn't consider cutting spending in another area of city government? We can't possibly be expected not to subsidize a major-league, for-profit ball team! They need a stadium! The mayor needs bodyguards! And a raise!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-56940592088391511882008-04-21T19:22:00.000-05:002008-04-21T19:22:00.000-05:00Good points, Maggie. I would not mind paying some...Good points, Maggie. I would not mind paying something for the service to help it break even...but a nice round number like a buck a book leads me to believe that they are going to make a profit on the deal and that's just not right. Public libraries usually get tax money already and I'd be willing to pay a special assessment directed at my library system if I felt that the money was really Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-8292290583608240622008-04-21T19:19:00.000-05:002008-04-21T19:19:00.000-05:00It's a tough choice, I suppose, Sylvia, but I woul...It's a tough choice, I suppose, Sylvia, but I would sure have no problem with fewer DVDs on the shelf in lieu of charging for branch transfers.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-91924167371728916742008-04-21T19:18:00.000-05:002008-04-21T19:18:00.000-05:00Bybee, you're a "special" case, for sure. I lived...Bybee, you're a "special" case, for sure. I lived without a library for a while myself and I know exactly how you must be feeling these days.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-90664458861167301112008-04-21T19:17:00.000-05:002008-04-21T19:17:00.000-05:00That's part of the problem I see, Natasha. I woul...That's part of the problem I see, Natasha. I would be a little less "adventurous" in my reading choices, taking fewer chances on discovering new artists and the like if I had to pay a buck a chance.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-91896105208964339222008-04-21T19:16:00.000-05:002008-04-21T19:16:00.000-05:00I understand your reaction, Jeanne. All of us lik...I understand your reaction, Jeanne. All of us like to feel that we are getting our money's worth, no matter what the product, and libraries will lose a certain percentage of us if the charges for this kind of service seem out of line...and the kids get priced right out of access to books of their choice.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-72439255178229299022008-04-21T12:15:00.000-05:002008-04-21T12:15:00.000-05:00I definitely sympathize with the libraries, but th...I definitely sympathize with the libraries, but this would hurt the people who can least afford to be hurt by it: poor kids who can't afford the $1 per book, and certainly can't afford their own books. There has to be another way.heather (errantdreams)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08867100188239630970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-54856884949250286202008-04-21T06:45:00.000-05:002008-04-21T06:45:00.000-05:00From a librarian's standpoint, say if Jeane were t...From a librarian's standpoint, say if Jeane were to be my patron, I would work hard to keep her number of holds at a minimum. I would talk to her about alternate, substitute books, instead of asking for another one if nonfiction. Fiction? I would see I'm not ordering for my community and talk to her about likes/dislikes and order accordingly.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure that libraries planned in maggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-61733644304831441382008-04-19T04:46:00.000-05:002008-04-19T04:46:00.000-05:00That's ridiculous. I think it would be better to h...That's ridiculous. I think it would be better to have fewer new materials (especially non-books) than to restrict their use so drastically. I never thought LA would be so backward.Island Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07849847888802951587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-52550102687992812822008-04-19T02:43:00.000-05:002008-04-19T02:43:00.000-05:00If I ever get access to a library ever again, I'll...If I ever get access to a library ever again, I'll probably be so relieved I'll let them pull all kinds of crap, including this.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-83560473932531588312008-04-19T01:14:00.000-05:002008-04-19T01:14:00.000-05:00Oh my, I'd say at least 90% of my holds are from o...Oh my, I'd say at least 90% of my holds are from other libraries. I would think twice about reading certain books if I knew it would put me back that much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-51369753440520084232008-04-18T21:07:00.000-05:002008-04-18T21:07:00.000-05:00My local public library does this very thing- and ...My local public library does this very thing- and I don't use it. In other library systems, I used to frequently request books from other branches. (Maybe one out of five I read). Now I hardly ever do it, and have to really comb through my TBR lists to find a book I want to read that's at my local branch. Sometimes I drive into the next town to borrow a book rather than pay the fee! Silly, Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.com