<div dir="ltr">Hi, Nadine--<div><br></div><div>We used to have security gates at Carlsbad Public Library, but we no longer do. We do use RFID tags currently, but it's mainly for ease of circulation.<div><br></div><div>We originally had security gates because we had magnetic strips in all the books (before RFID tags were available). The gate alarms did not always work, and if they did work, it required a staff member to come out from behind the circulation desk and try to get the patron to come back and check out again. This caused potential for a negative or embarrassing patron interaction, especially if the patron had already gone through the checkout line once.</div><div><br></div><div>One continuous problem we had with the gates is that children would climb or swing on them while their parents had their backs turned at the circulation desk. This caused a lot of wear and tear and I'm sure was part of the reason they didn't always work. Of course it created another opportunity for a potentially negative patron interaction if the staff asked parents to have their kids stop climbing, etc.</div><div><br></div><div>I think what finally caused the library director to say "enough is enough" is when we realized that, following one of our library-wide material inventories, we learned that most of the lost/missing materials were not stolen; instead, they were checked out to a patron, so we knew where they were, even if the patron did not return them. At least we could place a hold on their account until they returned or paid for missing items.</div><div><br></div><div>As for outright theft, we do use security cameras. They helped us catch a DVD thief a few months ago.Our front-desk staff is pretty sharp, and they notice when unusual things are happening. In these cases, which are relatively rare, the librarians and front desk staff will be extra vigilant until we figure out who is taking things, and our director will take the appropriate action from there. If you have a lot of self-check out patrons, maybe the security gates would be a good thing, but we always have at least one if not two people working at the circulation desk, which is close to the exit doors.</div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 12:00 PM <<a href="mailto:nmythserv-request@lists.zianet.com" target="_blank">nmythserv-request@lists.zianet.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Send Nmythserv mailing list submissions to<br>
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Good morning everyone,<br>
I'm seeking information on RFID tags and security gates. It has always been practice to place RFID tags on our materials, but our library dose not have security gates in place to read them. I am on the fence with investing in the gates so my question to you all is 1. do you have them in place 2. What is the maintenance of them 3. how effective are they and are they worth the investment. <br>
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Nadine E. Jiron, Director<br>
Grants Public Library<br>
1101 N. First St<br>
Grants, NM 87020<br>
505-972-0310<br>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><font size="2"><font size="4"><i>Beth Nieman, </i>MLS<br></font></font></span><font size="2"><font face="courier new,monospace"><font size="4"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">Youth Services Librarian</span><br style="font-family:garamond,serif"></font></font></font></font><i style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1w81z4GkTSbiXiiQundiknm3yRMuZ5wy7&revid=0B387UXXDPgI5QlpaK2FFSzhGN29ST2hBdmlKbHRXYlptL2c0PQ" width="96" height="80"></i><font size="2"><font face="courier new,monospace"><font size="4"><font size="2"><br></font></font></font></font></div><div><font size="2"><font face="courier new,monospace"><font size="4"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">101 S. Halagueno Street</span><br style="font-family:garamond,serif"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">Carlsbad, NM 88220</span><br style="font-family:garamond,serif"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">575-885-6776</span><br></font></font></font></font><i><font size="2"><font face="courier new,monospace"><font size="4"></font><font size="1"></font><br></font></font></i></div></div></div>