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Roger Mendel <rmendel@northland.lib.mi.us> 01/29/16 10:28 AM >>> Sylvia: Please post what you find out. I didn't think any public library was charging for internet I would be very interested to know how many
Thanks Eric. It seems, as with most things, when dealing with state/federal funding, it is up to interpretation. Kate div.MsoNormal{margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}a:link, span.MsoHyperlink{mso-style-priority:99;color:#0563C1;text-decoration:underline;}a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed{mso-style-priority:99;color:#954F72;text-decoration:underline;}span.EmailStyle17{mso-style-type:personal-reply;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;}.MsoChpDefault{mso-style-type:export-only;font-size:10.0pt;}@page WordSection1{size:8.5in 11.0in;margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}div.WordSection1{page:WordSection1;}-->Kate, As it was explained to me by an erate consultant a couple years ago at a TLN meeting… You can instead charge for “computer use” instead of “Internet use” to get around this. If you used federal dollars to buy the computers, too, then you can’t charge. Eric Hayes Network & Systems Administrator Orion Township Public Library orionlibrary.org w. 248-287-8019 c. 248-885-2301 From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org]On Behalf Of Kate Van Auken Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 11:04 AM To: lelandlibrary@lelandtownshiplibrary.org; rmendel@northland.lib.mi.us Cc: michlib-l@mail2.mcls.org Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] For those who charge for internet use. . . Didn't think we could charge if we receive erate funding... Kate Van Auken Rawson Memorial Library Cass City, MI there are in the state. Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sylvia Merz" <lelandlibrary@lelandtownshiplibrary.org> To: "MichLibList Serve" <michlib-l@mail2.mcls.org> Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 10:17:20 AM Subject: [Michlib-l] For those who charge for internet use. . . Can you please tell me how much you charge (e.g. $5 for 60 minutes), and what your yearly revenue from those charges are on your budget. And, also what about the staff time involved in monitoring this activity: worth the investment of time? Thanks. Sylvia Merz, Director Leland Township Library 203 E. Cedar St., P.O. Box 736 Leland, MI 49654-0736 PH: 231-256-9152 FAX: 231-256-8847 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday — 10 to 5 Wednesday—10 to 6 Saturday—10 to 2 lelandlibrary.org cid:image001.jpg@01CE99C7.13A1DE40 _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l