[ISLMA-Share] 3M system

Fri Dec 15 10:36:58 CST 2017

We received new carpeting last year and I opted not to have it reinstalled.
I have never regretted the decision. Not only did I save money, but it
opened up a lot of space in my entryway.

Barb

Barbara Mason
Information & Learning Center Director
Antioch Community High School
1133 Main Street
Antioch, IL  60002
847.838.7761

On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 10:29 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Oh, how I wish mine would break!  Because I know they wouldn't pay to
> repair it and I could get rid of it!!
>
> Our kids do not steal books.  Well, very rarely.  The money I could save
> in supplies would easily cover the cost of any replacement books!
>
>
> Annette Mills
>
> School Librarian
>
> Triad High School
>
> 703 E. Highway 40
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=703+E.+Highway+40%0D+%0D+Troy,+IL+62294&entry=gmail&source=g>
>
> Troy, IL 62294
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=703+E.+Highway+40%0D+%0D+Troy,+IL+62294&entry=gmail&source=g>
>
> annette.mills at tcusd2.org
>
> (618)667-5409x7120 <(618)%20667-5409>
>
> On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 9:41 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> 100% scrap it! They are so unwelcoming in any space and way too expensive
>> to keep up. I do not regret not having a security system.
>>
>> Lauren Ochs
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Dec 15, 2017, at 9:25 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
>> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm looking for professional input on a decision and knew I could do no
>> better than consulting the collective wisdom of our group!
>>
>> I have a 20 year plus tattle tape system in our library.  The detectors
>> pick up not only books that haven't been desensitized but also teacher
>> laptops, sometimes key rings, random people with nothing in their pockets.
>> Kids and teachers have been jumpy just going through the gates because of
>> it.  I unplugged it this fall and no one has even remarked about the system
>> NOT going off all the time.
>>
>> Here's the sticking point:  the library is going through an asbestos
>> abatement this summer and we will get new flooring at that time.  The head
>> of maintenance wants to know if I want to keep and reinstall the system
>> given I have unplugged it.  It represents a large investment of money, but
>> from considerably long ago.  I hate spending the money on tattle strips and
>> the huge 3M resensitizer should be replaced due to age and malfunctioning
>> but it costs over $1000 to replace.  We don't have a huge theft issue at
>> our rural school of 650 students.  Should I scrap the system or keep it?
>>
>> Thanks so much in advance for your opinions!
>>
>> Kristine Schauff, Media Specialist
>> Rock Falls High School
>> 101 - 12th Ave.
>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=101+-+12th+Ave.%0D+Rock+Falls,+IL+61071&entry=gmail&source=g>
>> Rock Falls, IL 61071
>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=101+-+12th+Ave.%0D+Rock+Falls,+IL+61071&entry=gmail&source=g>
>> schauffk at rfhs301.org
>> www.rfhs301.org
>> rfhs301library.wordpress.com
>>
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