Hi Carolyn,

One word of caution about the Dymo 450 and any other Dymo thermal printer. Those are not meant to last a long time and the thermal labels will fade with time and light exposure, much like a thermal receipt fades. They will last longer than a receipt, but will not likely last the life of a book. I know other librarians who have used thermal printers and they had this problem. Dymo does make label makers that are not thermal, but that is not standard.

I have had a Brother P-Touch label maker for over 11 years and I love it. It gets a lot of use and has served me well. I have it connected to the computer and have templates made up. I use it to print labels for my shelves as well as spine labels. It can also print barcodes.

This is the update version. https://www.brother-usa.com/products/ptd600

Sarah Lynch, National Board Certified Librarian
Wolcott Elementary- West Hartford Public Schools

71 Wolcott Rd., West Hartford, CT 06110
Telephone: 860-561-2300 Ext. 3637

On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 9:49 AM Carolyn Shea <caeshea@gmail.com> wrote:

Good morning everyone,

Our school library is looking to purchase a printer for barcodes and spine labels. We would like something that is inexpensive (but not cheap). Do you have a printer that you recommend?

Thanks so much!

Carolyn Shea 

LMS

Darien High School 

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