[Conntech] Pay phones

[Bobbie Borne]

At Wallingford, we have a portable/cordless phone at the Info Desk in 
addition to the 2 phones used by the reference staff.  Patrons who 
need to use a phone may use that one for brief calls.  Originally the 
idea was to use the cordless phone when we went out into the stacks 
if we needed to talk with a patron while searching for whatever.  Now 
it's used primarily by patrons who don't have cell phones (not that 
many anymore, but at least a few a day).

Bobbie Borne
Reference and Young Adult Librarian
Wallingford Public Library
200 N. Main St.
Wallingford, CT  06492
bborne at lioninc.org
203-265-6754
203-269-5698 (fax)


At 11:02 AM 1/30/2008, Nancy McNicol wrote:
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>Greetings all,
>
>Hamden Library has joined the ranks of those libraries that no 
>longer have pay phones available for patron use.  Our budget 
>prohibits us from switching to the vendor recommended by AT&T.  I'm 
>sure we're not the only one in this position.  How are others of you 
>handling the situation in your library? Have you found a less 
>expensive vendor or have you found other, creative ways to help the 
>cell phoneless communicate with the outside world without tying up 
>service desk phones?
>
>All info gratefully accepted.  Respond off-list if you wish.  (I'll 
>be happy to compile a list of responses if anyone's interested.)
>
>Nancy McNicol
>Associate Director
>Hamden Public Library
>2901 Dixwell Ave.
>Hamden, CT  06518-3135
>
>(203) 287-2686 x11
>nmcnicol at hamdenlibrary.org
>
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