Ray, I normally keep a handful of both on hand. I know budgets are often tight but new mice and keyboards are cheap and I can order replacements from CDWG and often have them the next day. The “extras” are usually only pressed into service for a short-term need and since they’ve been through a normal cycle of wear and tear, no one really wants to be stuck with them long-term. Although you wouldn’t know it from the current state of my office and server room, I’ve been purging most of the extra hardware sitting around because it’s rarely, if ever, needed. I think a lot of techies have a “just in case” mentality about equipment but if you actually tracked what you used, most would find that they don’t need most of what they keep. Andrew Mutch Library Systems Administrator Waterford Township Public Library From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Ray Arnett Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 4:00 PM To: Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] Keeping mice/keyboards Calling on some collective wisdom here, we have an assortment of equipment in our computer room and I am attempting to clear some of it out. Our library has about 50 computers total – how many “extra” wired keyboards/mice do we really need to have on hand? I think I currently have enough to refurbish most if not all of the computers in the building ☺ So, for those techies out there, how many do I really need - 10, 15, etc. ? Ray Ray Arnett, CFRE Fremont Area District Library 104 East Main Street Fremont MI 49412 (231) 928-0243 (direct) (231) 924-3480 (231) 924-2355 (fax) rarnett@fremontlibrary.net<mailto:rarnett@fremontlibrary.net>