Our Cooperative, Lakeland Cooperative does this annually. The time limit is seven years and the patrons are removed from the system. It does clean up the system.
Karen McKinnon,
Library Director
Leighton Township Library
Education, Information, Recreation
Box H 4451 12th Street
Moline, MI 49335
(616)877-4143
Education, Information, Recreation
Box H 4451 12th Street
Moline, MI 49335
(616)877-4143
From: "Susan Wess via Michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org>
To: "Michele Howard" <mhoward@tadl.org>, "Candy Mahoney" <cmahoney@ssldl.info>
Cc: "Michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2022 1:04:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Removing Historic Patron Fine/Fees/Costs
To: "Michele Howard" <mhoward@tadl.org>, "Candy Mahoney" <cmahoney@ssldl.info>
Cc: "Michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2022 1:04:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Removing Historic Patron Fine/Fees/Costs
I am deleting patrons whose cards have expired 3 years ago or more. To do a mass deletion, patrons with fines are not automatically deleted. I'm waiving fines (some quite large) so I can delete these patrons --- some going back 10 or more years ago. I just
feel that our database was getting clogged with people we would never see again.
Susan Wess, M.L.I.S.
Director
Director
151 Wabash St.
Milan, MI 48160
734.439.1240
734.439.5625 -- FAX
From: Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Candy Mahoney via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2022 10:29 AM
To: Michele Howard <mhoward@tadl.org>
Cc: Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org>
Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Removing Historic Patron Fine/Fees/Costs
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2022 10:29 AM
To: Michele Howard <mhoward@tadl.org>
Cc: Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org>
Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Removing Historic Patron Fine/Fees/Costs
Here we don't have a set policy, but we have generally been removing fines over two years old. If it is a lost item, we have the librarian in charge of that collection make the decision.
On Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 2:53 PM Michele Howard via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
Just curious if any libraries remove patron fines/fees/costs after a pre-determined number of years, or if they are retained forever on the patron account._______________________________________________
Thank you for taking the time to respond.I will summarize for the list.
Best regards,Michele
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Salem-South Lyon District Library
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South Lyon, MI 48178
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