Reaching out to see the procedures on a few things related to Library Of Things Collection for libraries that have one. We are running into a few issues and looking to see what other libraries are doing when these issues arise. 1st - Does your library have a replacement part cost sheet. If so, how did you come up with those prices? We have purchased things for our LOT collection off of Amazon and say for example a remote goes missing, it is near impossible to get a replacement for that specific model without having to purchase the whole "unit" again; so we have to try and find a universal remote. 2nd- Currently, our patrons can only checkout one LOT item at a time. The problem we are running into is that they return that item and want to check out another LOT item they either have on hold or off the floor but we haven't had time to process the return of the LOT item they just returned (currently policy is we go through the item they return to check that all parts are there before letting them checkout another item. Some items are easy to check in and it's not an issue but items that have a lot of smaller parts take longer to check and we don't always have a person available to go through it right when they return it). Patrons are getting frustrated they can't check out another LOT item right after they return one and other than bypassing the check in process we are struggling with a solution. If anyone that has a LOT collection that has run into these issues or has any insights on solutions would be greatly appreciated. Jolene Faber Administrative Assistant Bay County Library System 500 Center Ave. Bay City, MI 48708 (989)894-2837 ext. 2225
