Well, probably not the noble librarian per se, rather it's their puppeteer City Council.
Have you ever suspected the local metropolitan library doesn't have your best interests at heart when they send overdue notice emails only after the item has accrued 7 days of fines?
Naturally, a warning email 3 days in advance so you can return the item would be impossible!
Okay, this is obviously a petty peeve but I find it galling as an out-of-town user that otherwise tech-savvy institutions ingenuously play dumb in this area.
To fight back against the buttoned down tyranny of passive-aggressive revenue gathering I direct you to the website LibraryElf.
Register and load your cards onto the site and it will give you due-date warnings, hold notifications and other simple features that apparently are beyond our local libraries.
This is particularly useful if you subscribe to several libraries, for example city and university, and have children in the household.
Check out LibraryElf.
Have you ever suspected the local metropolitan library doesn't have your best interests at heart when they send overdue notice emails only after the item has accrued 7 days of fines?
Naturally, a warning email 3 days in advance so you can return the item would be impossible!
Okay, this is obviously a petty peeve but I find it galling as an out-of-town user that otherwise tech-savvy institutions ingenuously play dumb in this area.
To fight back against the buttoned down tyranny of passive-aggressive revenue gathering I direct you to the website LibraryElf.
Register and load your cards onto the site and it will give you due-date warnings, hold notifications and other simple features that apparently are beyond our local libraries.
This is particularly useful if you subscribe to several libraries, for example city and university, and have children in the household.
Check out LibraryElf.