We never charged for scanning. We also stopped charging for printing, copying, and faxing during COVID, and we never went back. We have a sign and donation box by the copier saying the service is free but donations are welcome, and we bring in as much or more than we did when we were charging 15 cents a page for B/W and a quarter a page for color. Bonuses: staff is not spending any time making change or debating with a patron about whether they meant to print B/W or color, and balancing the cash register at night is soooo much faster and easier. (Except for when someone dumps all the sticky change from their car cupholders into the box, but that doesn't happen very often.) The community goodwill it generates is worth mentioning, too. Good luck with whatever you decide. Virginia DeMumbrum, Director White Lake Community Library ---- On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:53:19 -0400 EMAIL TEAM via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote --- Librarians, Does you library charge for scanning documents to an email directly from you printer or to your public computers? If you charge do you give a certain number free? Stephanie Daniels, Director Vanderlyn Community Center & Hartford Public Library 12 Church Street Hartford, MI 49057 (269)588-5103 http://www.hartfordpl.michlibrary.org/ _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l