<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'><div>I'm not advocating one over the other, but the new <span word="Cricut" id="DWT3810" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">Cricut</span> does not require cartridges so is a bit more flexible than it used to be.  You can make your own designs or use online "patterns" for free as well.</div><div id="3a2d81ed-f952-4969-914d-346578a72f63"><br></div><div id="3a2d81ed-f952-4969-914d-346578a72f63">-Steve</div><div id="3a2d81ed-f952-4969-914d-346578a72f63"><br><span name="x"></span><br></div><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Jess <span word="Hesselgrave" id="DWT3811" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">Hesselgrave</span>" <<span word="jhesselgrave" id="DWT3812" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">jhesselgrave</span>@<span word="ssldl" id="DWT3813" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">ssldl</span>.info><br><b>To: </b><span word="scomfort" id="DWT3814" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">scomfort</span>@<span word="dexter" id="DWT3815" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">dexter</span>.lib.mi.us<br><b>Cc: </b>michlib-l@<span word="mcls" id="DWT3816" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">mcls</span>.org<br><b>Sent: </b>Friday, September 12, 2014 11:36:43 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Michlib-l] <span word="Cricut" id="DWT3817" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">Cricut</span> Machine<br><br><div dir="ltr">I agree with Jill <span word="Sodt" id="DWT3818" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">Sodt</span> - Silhouette's are way more flexible and cheaper in the long run.  We also have some <span word="Cricut" id="DWT3819" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">Cricut</span> cartridges, but we are not purchasing new ones to add to our collection at this point.  <div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, <span word="Sep" id="DWT3820" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">Sep</span> 11, 2014 at 4:31 PM, Barbara <span word="Dinan" id="DWT3821" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">Dinan</span> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bdinan@plymouthlibrary.org" target="_blank"><span word="bdinan" id="DWT3822" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">bdinan</span>@<span word="plymouthlibrary" id="DWT3823" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">plymouthlibrary</span>.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">If you do end up getting a <span word="Cricut" id="DWT3824" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">Cricut</span>, you can check out cartridges here at<br>
Plymouth Library. We have 90 to choose from.<br>
<br>
Barb <span word="Dinan" id="DWT3825" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">Dinan</span><br>
Plymouth Library<br>
<a href="tel:734-453-0750" target="_blank">734-453-0750</a><br>
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> I'd recommend looking at a Silhouette instead. More flexibility and<br>
> cheaper<br>
> in the long term. <a href="http://www.silhouetteamerica.com/" target="_blank">http://www.<span word="silhouetteamerica" id="DWT3826" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">silhouetteamerica</span>.com/</a><br>
><br>
> Jill <span word="Sodt" id="DWT3827" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">Sodt</span><br>
> Director of Library Services<br>
> Mott Library<br>
> Mott Community College<br>
> 1401 East Court St, Flint, MI 48503<br>
> <a href="tel:810-762-0415" target="_blank">810-762-0415</a><br>
> <a href="mailto:jill.sodt@mcc.edu" target="_blank"><span word="jill" id="DWT3828" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">jill</span>.<span word="sodt" id="DWT3829" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">sodt</span>@<span word="mcc" id="DWT3830" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">mcc</span>.edu</a><br>
<span>><br>
><br>
> On Thu, <span word="Sep" id="DWT3831" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">Sep</span> 11, 2014 at 2:35 PM, Stacey Comfort<br>
> <<a href="mailto:scomfort@dexter.lib.mi.us" target="_blank"><span word="scomfort" id="DWT3832" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">scomfort</span>@<span word="dexter" id="DWT3833" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">dexter</span>.lib.mi.us</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
><br>
</span><div><div>>> Hi, all -<br>
>><br>
>> I'm hoping to get a <span word="Cricut" id="DWT3834" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">Cricut</span> machine for use in our Youth section, mostly<br>
>> for display features and bulletin boards.  Do any libraries out there<br>
>> have<br>
>> one that they use?  If so, what model, and what can you tell me about<br>
>> it?<br>
>> Is it easy to use, do you like it, does it require training or a lot of<br>
>> figuring out?<br>
>><br>
>> Thanks in advance - you can reply directly to me.<br>
>><br>
>> Stacey Comfort<br>
>> Youth Reference Librarian<br>
>> Dexter District Library<br>
>> 3255 Alpine Street<br>
>> Dexter, Michigan 48130<br>
>> <a href="tel:%28734%29%20426-4477" target="_blank">(734) 426-4477</a><br>
>> <a href="mailto:scomfort@dexter.lib.mi.us" target="_blank"><span word="scomfort" id="DWT3835" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">scomfort</span>@<span word="dexter" id="DWT3836" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">dexter</span>.lib.mi.us</a><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
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>> <a href="http://lists.mlcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l" target="_blank">http://lists.<span word="mlcnet" id="DWT3838" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">mlcnet</span>.org/mailman/<span word="listinfo" id="DWT3839" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">listinfo</span>/michlib-l</a><br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><span><font color="#888888"><div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">Jessica <span word="Hesselgrave" id="DWT3846" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">Hesselgrave</span></font></div><div> </div><div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">Adult Services Librarian <br>Salem-South Lyon District Library<br>9800 Pontiac Trail, South Lyon, MI 48178<br><span word="Ph" id="DWT3847" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">Ph</span>. <a href="tel:248-437-6431%20x202" target="_blank">248-437-6431 x202</a><br>Fax <a href="tel:248-437-6593" target="_blank">248-437-6593</a></font></div><div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif"><span word="jhesselgrave" id="DWT3848" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">jhesselgrave</span><a href="mailto:jhesselgrave@ssldl.info" target="_blank"><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">@<span word="ssldl" id="DWT3849" class="ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED">ssldl</span>.info</font></a></font></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img src="http://ssldl.info/images/itp.jpg" src="http://ssldl.info/images/itp.jpg"></div></font></span></div>
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