[Michlib-l] Computer Time

[Michael Mccaffery]

Hello

Ten minutes before closing. We have a schedule of annoucements that goes as
follows:

30 minutes we announce that we will be closing in 30 minutes and if any
kids need to call home for a ride, they should do it now.
20 minutes we announce computers will be going down in ten minutes and
please save their data.
10 minutes we announce computers will be going down promptly and the circ
desk will be closed in 5 minutes.
5 minutes we announce the library will be closing in five minutes.
Closing time- we announce library is closed.

Before we did this list it was sometimes rough to clear the building. Since
this policy has been in place, it has worked out much better.

MPM



On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 11:36 AM, <bsclibrary at comcast.net> wrote:

> Fifteen minutes before closing time we announce that the computers will
> shut down in 10 minutes (5 minutes before closing time).  In the
> announcement we also tell them to send their print outs and print them out
> immediately because they will disappear when the computers shut down.  If
> people are still on at the 5 minutes before closing, we send a message
> saying that their computer is now shutting down--after the message clears,
> we shut them down.  People have become very accustom to this and know that
> they just shut down.  If their print outs disappear, we don't turn the
> computer back on.  It sounds harsh, but if we don't do it, they will just
> keep taking advantage of the time and staff.  There are times where someone
> is having a hard time printing, etc., so we accommodate them, but we also
> remind them that computers shut down promptly at 5 minutes before closing.
> Hope this helps!
> Irene
> BSCL
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Debra Greenacre <dgreenacre at threeriverslibrary.org>
> To: michlib-l at mcls.org
> Sent: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 13:04:08 -0000 (UTC)
> Subject: [Michlib-l] Computer Time
> Happy Monday!
> How many minutes before closing do you shut down your public computers?
> Thanks and have a great week!
> Debra Greenacre, MLIS
> Library Director
> Three Rivers Public Library
> 920 W. Michigan Ave.
> Three Rivers, MI 49093
> 269-273-8666 <(269)%20273-8666>
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Michael Mccaffery
Director
Dearborn Heights City Libraries
24590 George St.
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
313-791-3800
mmccaffery at ci.dearborn-heights.mi.us
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