[Conntech] Stolen Library Card

[Mary Etter]

Hi to All -
This is a message shared with all on the list with hopes of 
preventing loss of materials from other libraries:

We received a call this morning from someone who had received an 
"almost due" e-mail from our CONNECT system regarding five dvds 
checked out at South Windsor PL. The caller, not a South Windsor 
resident, said his card had been "lost" (or stolen) in his wallet a 
few weeks ago.  He had cancelled bank cards, etc., but forgot the 
library card was in there, so it hadn't been reported to his hometown 
library.  Since he thought everything had been taken care of, he 
hadn't reported it to the Police, either.

He reported this to us before most of the items were due, so we've 
flagged them and will note if they're returned.  From his 
conversation, our Circ Supervisor believes there's little chance 
he'll feel any responsibility for the lost materials if they don't come back.

But---in the past several months, we've experienced a couple of 
incidents where bearers of stolen library cards seem to have 
intentionally borrowed from a large number of libraries in various 
networks in a very short period of time.  In the interest of 
preventing that from happening again, we'd like you to be aware of 
the potential problem if someone attempts to use:

BRISTOL PUBLIC LIBRARY borrower's card 22519 022427 457. Please ask 
to see an ID matching the card before use.

CONNECT libraries would find the card barred and a note attached.

I spoke with Sharon Brettschneider at the State Library before 
posting this information.  We wondered if there would be interest in 
a statewide list for Circulation staff?  If all the networks have 
Circ lists, these could perhaps be linked, but a statewide list would 
include stand-alone libraries. We'll be interested in knowing how 
you'd like this type of information to be shared.

Mary Etter


Mary J. Etter, Director
South Windsor Public Library
1550 Sullivan Avenue
South Windsor, CT  06074
V 860-644-1541
F 860-644-7645
  <metter at libraryconnection.info>
www.southwindsorlibrary.org