I purchased a very expensive (around $1,200) Zebra thermal transfer printer after doing lots of research and after my tech processing staff member complained about his Dymo label fading so quickly. The thermal transfer printer seems designed primarily for creating barcodes for warehouses. It's significantly more complicated to use, although my staff are using it, and it was very hard to find small labels for it. They all seem to be short and wide, like a barcode, instead of tall and narrow like a spine label. I also could not find any colors except white, and I was hoping to make our children's spine labels a different color to help mitigate shelving errors. The labels I finally found wrap around the books more than I like, but the bigger problem is that they are shiny and shortly after we began using them, a book was returned with a completely blank spine label! Although they don't initially rub off easily, over time we discovered that they do. So we now cover them with tape even though the label itself sticks just fine and doesn't require tape, just the printing requires a tape cover. Anyway, good luck to everyone. I have found this to be a largely unsolvable problem and, although I will continue with my thermal transfer printer, it isn't the surefire answer I hoped it would be. If anyone has a good (i.e. not shiny) spine label for thermal transfer printers, please do pass it on! Deb Hemmye Library Director Huntington Woods Public Library 26415 Scotia Road Huntington Woods, MI 48070 248-543-9720, ext. 686 "But without questions, there can be no knowledge."

From When Women Were Dragons , by Kelly Barnhill

From: "Michlib" <michlib-l@mcls.org> To: "Jessica Himstedt" <jessica.himstedt@mcc.edu>, "Michlib" <michlib-l@mcls.org>, "Bosman Jr, Donald" <dbosman@msu.edu> Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 1:30:42 PM Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Fading Labels We are having the exact same issue and I have not experienced this before. It is driving me bonkers. I'm very interested in any solutions. Amy Nolan Children's Librarian Lincoln Township Public Library 2099 W. John Beers Rd., Stevensville, MI 49127 (269) 429-9575 ext. 119 From: Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Bosman Jr, Donald via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 10:30 AM To: Jessica Himstedt <jessica.himstedt@mcc.edu>; michlib-l@mcls.org <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Fading Labels Dymo label printers are thermal printers. They heat the label to make an image. Fast and temporary until heat, age or UV affect the label. You want thermal transfer printers that use heat to iron on, or heat transfer, resin from a carrier ribbon to polyester or polypropylene label stock. The question will be, does your catalog program support thermal transfer printers. Don Bosman Information Technologist MSU Libraries 366 W. Circle Drive - Rm.W441 East Lansing, MI 48824-1048 517-884-0873 From: Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> On Behalf Of Jessica Himstedt via Michlib-l Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 8:32 AM To: michlib-l@mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Fading Labels Greetings! I am currently using a Dymo Labelwriter 450 for call number labels. They come in a roll. They have been fading terribly fast and I'm wondering if anyone else is having the same issue, and if so, how are you dealing with it? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Jessica Himstedt, MLIS Librarian - Acquisitions/Cataloging Secretary - MCC DEI Council - Executive Council Secretary - MCC DEI Council - Workforce Partnerships Council Mott Community College Library 1401 E. Court Street Flint, MI 48503 810.762.5649 [ mailto:jessica.himstedt@mcc.edu | jessica.himst ] [ mailto:jessica.himstedt@mcc.edu | edt@mcc.edu ] she/her/herself "There is nothing wrong with a parent deciding a certain book is not right for his/her child. There is a colossal problem with a parent deciding that, therefore, no child should be allowed to read that book." - Jodi Picoult The mission of Mott Community College is to provide high quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities and services that cultivate student success and individual development and improve the overall quality of life in a multicultural community. _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mail3.mcls.org_mailman_listinfo_michlib-2Dl&d=DwICAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=sW0QtgsUF_VTgHYbMLAYDX2ikQwQhwFgtcNmyu5STJQ&m=ejYYljJJJCXVbQ1v2vgJEVRLVAVREQs-bQrGwNfRJR9aQQJTr--pU7847pEe0fZo&s=i5hUU655iOzg2GBCbzQn7xq-U_Hc9pOJODlTnftEuOk&e=