Security Cameras - What do you use?
Hi all, We're currently using Simplisafe cameras/services to monitor activity inside the library and are looking to move to a solution that's "always on" - not just motion activated, and stores the video even if our internet is glitching. Had a demo from the folks at Verkada/Security101 and am would love to hear if you're using another vendor who supplies similar services. Thanks in advance for any intel on this subject! Sue Garrity Board Member - Bath Township Public Library
We just got cameras installed about a year ago and they are fantastic! Super clear, can be enlarged without losing hardly any clarity, and one of them (outside our front entrance) can be rotated from my computer to zoom in on an incident. The company we used is DA Central, and our rep is Joe Vanwelsenaers, joe.vanwel@dacentral.com, 248-399-0600, ext. 122. Deb Hemmye Library Director Huntington Woods Public Library 26415 Scotia Road Huntington Woods, MI 48070 248-543-9720, ext. 686 Currently listening to Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man, by Jesse Q. Sutanto. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michlib" <michlib-l@liblists.org> To: "Michlib" <michlib-l@liblists.org> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2026 3:55:43 PM Subject: [Michlib-l] Security Cameras - What do you use? Hi all, We're currently using Simplisafe cameras/services to monitor activity inside the library and are looking to move to a solution that's "always on" - not just motion activated, and stores the video even if our internet is glitching. Had a demo from the folks at Verkada/Security101 and am would love to hear if you're using another vendor who supplies similar services. Thanks in advance for any intel on this subject! Sue Garrity Board Member - Bath Township Public Library _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- michlib-l@liblists.org To unsubscribe send an email to michlib-l-leave@liblists.org
What are the costs like for these security systems? Jacqueline LaFreniere, Director Beaver Island District Library 26400 Donegal Bay Road PO Box 246 Beaver Island, MI 49782 (231) 448-2701 On Thu, Apr 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM Deb Hemmye via Michlib-l < michlib-l@liblists.org> wrote:
We just got cameras installed about a year ago and they are fantastic! Super clear, can be enlarged without losing hardly any clarity, and one of them (outside our front entrance) can be rotated from my computer to zoom in on an incident. The company we used is DA Central, and our rep is Joe Vanwelsenaers, joe.vanwel@dacentral.com, 248-399-0600, ext. 122.
Deb Hemmye Library Director Huntington Woods Public Library 26415 Scotia Road Huntington Woods, MI 48070 248-543-9720, ext. 686
Currently listening to Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man, by Jesse Q. Sutanto.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michlib" <michlib-l@liblists.org> To: "Michlib" <michlib-l@liblists.org> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2026 3:55:43 PM Subject: [Michlib-l] Security Cameras - What do you use?
Hi all,
We're currently using Simplisafe cameras/services to monitor activity inside the library and are looking to move to a solution that's "always on" - not just motion activated, and stores the video even if our internet is glitching.
Had a demo from the folks at Verkada/Security101 and am would love to hear if you're using another vendor who supplies similar services. Thanks in advance for any intel on this subject!
Sue Garrity Board Member - Bath Township Public Library _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- michlib-l@liblists.org To unsubscribe send an email to michlib-l-leave@liblists.org _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- michlib-l@liblists.org To unsubscribe send an email to michlib-l-leave@liblists.org
Our cost was $39,000 for our 10,000 sf building and this was December 2024. Things that can affect the cost are how many cameras you have and the type of camera. I believe our 360 camera on our front porch was very expensive which is why we only have the one and also I had to choose the clarity I wanted. Our rep showed me how clear an image would be if the person was 10 feet from the camera, then 20 feet, and 30 feet (or whatever distances, I can't remember). So I chose fairly good clarity with the thinking that if we're going to have cameras we should be able to see anyone in their stated range. In other words, I didn't want to have a camera in a meeting room and not be able to zoom in on someone even at the far end of that room. But obv all libraries are different and you might be able to use less expensive cameras. Please reach out again if you'd like more info. :) Deb Hemmye Library Director Huntington Woods Public Library 26415 Scotia Road Huntington Woods, MI 48070 248-543-9720, ext. 686 Currently listening to Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man, by Jesse Q. Sutanto. From: "Jacqueline LaFreniere" <island.library@gmail.com> To: "Deb Hemmye" <dhemmye@hwoodslib.org> Cc: "sgarrity" <sgarrity@bathtownshippubliclibrary.org>, "Michlib" <michlib-l@liblists.org> Sent: Friday, April 17, 2026 1:56:03 PM Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Re: Security Cameras - What do you use? What are the costs like for these security systems? Jacqueline LaFreniere, Director Beaver Island District Library 26400 Donegal Bay Road PO Box 246 Beaver Island, MI 49782 (231) 448-2701 On Thu, Apr 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM Deb Hemmye via Michlib-l < [ mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org | michlib-l@liblists.org ] > wrote: We just got cameras installed about a year ago and they are fantastic! Super clear, can be enlarged without losing hardly any clarity, and one of them (outside our front entrance) can be rotated from my computer to zoom in on an incident. The company we used is DA Central, and our rep is Joe Vanwelsenaers, [ mailto:joe.vanwel@dacentral.com | joe.vanwel@dacentral.com ] , 248-399-0600, ext. 122. Deb Hemmye Library Director Huntington Woods Public Library 26415 Scotia Road Huntington Woods, MI 48070 248-543-9720, ext. 686 Currently listening to Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man, by Jesse Q. Sutanto. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michlib" < [ mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org | michlib-l@liblists.org ] > To: "Michlib" < [ mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org | michlib-l@liblists.org ] > Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2026 3:55:43 PM Subject: [Michlib-l] Security Cameras - What do you use? Hi all, We're currently using Simplisafe cameras/services to monitor activity inside the library and are looking to move to a solution that's "always on" - not just motion activated, and stores the video even if our internet is glitching. Had a demo from the folks at Verkada/Security101 and am would love to hear if you're using another vendor who supplies similar services. Thanks in advance for any intel on this subject! Sue Garrity Board Member - Bath Township Public Library _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- [ mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org | michlib-l@liblists.org ] To unsubscribe send an email to [ mailto:michlib-l-leave@liblists.org | michlib-l-leave@liblists.org ] _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- [ mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org | michlib-l@liblists.org ] To unsubscribe send an email to [ mailto:michlib-l-leave@liblists.org | michlib-l-leave@liblists.org ]
I should have added that we have 10,000 sf on our main level and another 10,000 on our lower level, all of which is now covered by cameras. Deb Hemmye Library Director Huntington Woods Public Library 26415 Scotia Road Huntington Woods, MI 48070 248-543-9720, ext. 686 Currently listening to Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man, by Jesse Q. Sutanto. From: "Michlib" <michlib-l@liblists.org> To: "Jacqueline LaFreniere" <island.library@gmail.com> Cc: "sgarrity" <sgarrity@bathtownshippubliclibrary.org>, "Michlib" <michlib-l@liblists.org> Sent: Friday, April 17, 2026 4:17:36 PM Subject: [Michlib-l] Re: Security Cameras - What do you use? Our cost was $39,000 for our 10,000 sf building and this was December 2024. Things that can affect the cost are how many cameras you have and the type of camera. I believe our 360 camera on our front porch was very expensive which is why we only have the one and also I had to choose the clarity I wanted. Our rep showed me how clear an image would be if the person was 10 feet from the camera, then 20 feet, and 30 feet (or whatever distances, I can't remember). So I chose fairly good clarity with the thinking that if we're going to have cameras we should be able to see anyone in their stated range. In other words, I didn't want to have a camera in a meeting room and not be able to zoom in on someone even at the far end of that room. But obv all libraries are different and you might be able to use less expensive cameras. Please reach out again if you'd like more info. :) Deb Hemmye Library Director Huntington Woods Public Library 26415 Scotia Road Huntington Woods, MI 48070 248-543-9720, ext. 686 Currently listening to Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man, by Jesse Q. Sutanto. From: "Jacqueline LaFreniere" <island.library@gmail.com> To: "Deb Hemmye" <dhemmye@hwoodslib.org> Cc: "sgarrity" <sgarrity@bathtownshippubliclibrary.org>, "Michlib" <michlib-l@liblists.org> Sent: Friday, April 17, 2026 1:56:03 PM Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Re: Security Cameras - What do you use? What are the costs like for these security systems? Jacqueline LaFreniere, Director Beaver Island District Library 26400 Donegal Bay Road PO Box 246 Beaver Island, MI 49782 (231) 448-2701 On Thu, Apr 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM Deb Hemmye via Michlib-l < [ mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org | michlib-l@liblists.org ] > wrote: We just got cameras installed about a year ago and they are fantastic! Super clear, can be enlarged without losing hardly any clarity, and one of them (outside our front entrance) can be rotated from my computer to zoom in on an incident. The company we used is DA Central, and our rep is Joe Vanwelsenaers, [ mailto:joe.vanwel@dacentral.com | joe.vanwel@dacentral.com ] , 248-399-0600, ext. 122. Deb Hemmye Library Director Huntington Woods Public Library 26415 Scotia Road Huntington Woods, MI 48070 248-543-9720, ext. 686 Currently listening to Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man, by Jesse Q. Sutanto. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michlib" < [ mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org | michlib-l@liblists.org ] > To: "Michlib" < [ mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org | michlib-l@liblists.org ] > Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2026 3:55:43 PM Subject: [Michlib-l] Security Cameras - What do you use? Hi all, We're currently using Simplisafe cameras/services to monitor activity inside the library and are looking to move to a solution that's "always on" - not just motion activated, and stores the video even if our internet is glitching. Had a demo from the folks at Verkada/Security101 and am would love to hear if you're using another vendor who supplies similar services. Thanks in advance for any intel on this subject! Sue Garrity Board Member - Bath Township Public Library _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- [ mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org | michlib-l@liblists.org ] To unsubscribe send an email to [ mailto:michlib-l-leave@liblists.org | michlib-l-leave@liblists.org ] _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- [ mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org | michlib-l@liblists.org ] To unsubscribe send an email to [ mailto:michlib-l-leave@liblists.org | michlib-l-leave@liblists.org ] _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- michlib-l@liblists.org To unsubscribe send an email to michlib-l-leave@liblists.org
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