Last week I was delivering an eReaders workshop at the Beatrice Public Library in Beatrice, NE and on the way out at the end of the day I noticed this sign (shown right):
“If you rode your bike here and don’t have a lock, bicycle locks are available for checkout.”
Ok, that’s just cool. I didn’t get the chance to ask about the genesis of this idea but I’m not sure that completely matters. I just think this is a great service for the library to offer.
Michael Sauers is the Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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