The only library I have seen loan those types of tool is Ann Arbor. Dave Ewick Southfield Public Library Dave Ewick

On Feb 19, 2018, at 3:08 PM, Adrienne Breznau via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:

Hello everyone! Our library recently received a donation of a Kill-a-Watt device and a Black & Decker Thermal Leak Detector that we would like to circulate to our patrons. Does anyone currently offer these types of items? If so, how long do you let them circulate? What item type do you use? Do you have any pro-tips for us before we start circ'ing them?

Any information you can provide is greatly appreciated, and if anyone is interested in the results, let me know and I will send them out too. Thanks!

Adrienne Breznau Head of Support Services Royal Oak Public Library 222 E. Eleven Mile Road Royal Oak, MI 48067

Tel: 248-246-3714 <Part.002>

We received a donation of 6 Kill A Watt monitors from the city in mid-2012. We got some eyeglass boxes from a local optical shop that they fit in perfectly, wrapped in bubble wrap. We put a due-date pocket inside the box lid with the instruction sheet, along with a label with the url for downloading a copy if missing. We cataloged them as item type “Realia” and we put an item barcode on the box and a copy of it on the device. They circulate for 3 weeks. They’ve been quite popular, with 101 total circulations, however, only 3 remain…one disappeared after 17 circs, another after 10 circs and one after just 2 circs. Drew Cherven Reference Services Petoskey District Library 500 East Mitchell Street Petoskey MI 49770 231-758-3114 www.petoskeylibrary.org<http://www.petoskeylibrary.org> From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Adrienne Breznau via Michlib-l Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 3:08 PM To: michlib-l@mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Does anyone circulate energy efficiency devices? Hello everyone! Our library recently received a donation of a Kill-a-Watt device and a Black & Decker Thermal Leak Detector that we would like to circulate to our patrons. Does anyone currently offer these types of items? If so, how long do you let them circulate? What item type do you use? Do you have any pro-tips for us before we start circ'ing them? Any information you can provide is greatly appreciated, and if anyone is interested in the results, let me know and I will send them out too. Thanks! Adrienne Breznau Head of Support Services Royal Oak Public Library 222 E. Eleven Mile Road<https://maps.google.com/?q=222+E.+Eleven+Mile+Road+Royal+Oak,+MI+48067&entry=gmail&source=g> Royal Oak, MI 48067<https://maps.google.com/?q=222+E.+Eleven+Mile+Road+Royal+Oak,+MI+48067&entry=gmail&source=g> Tel: 248-246-3714