[Michlib-l] Computer Time

[Simpson, Kaisha]

We close the computers at 5 minutes to. We give a verbal warning that the
computers will be shut down 15 minutes prior, followed by a light flicker
warning for those who are deaf or have a hearing aid.

Hope this helps a bit.

On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 11:42 AM, Michael Mccaffery <mpmccaffery at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello
>
> Ten minutes before closing. We have a schedule of annoucements that goes
> as follows:
>
> 30 minutes we announce that we will be closing in 30 minutes and if any
> kids need to call home for a ride, they should do it now.
> 20 minutes we announce computers will be going down in ten minutes and
> please save their data.
> 10 minutes we announce computers will be going down promptly and the circ
> desk will be closed in 5 minutes.
> 5 minutes we announce the library will be closing in five minutes.
> Closing time- we announce library is closed.
>
> Before we did this list it was sometimes rough to clear the building.
> Since this policy has been in place, it has worked out much better.
>
> MPM
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 11:36 AM, <bsclibrary at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Fifteen minutes before closing time we announce that the computers will
>> shut down in 10 minutes (5 minutes before closing time).  In the
>> announcement we also tell them to send their print outs and print them out
>> immediately because they will disappear when the computers shut down.  If
>> people are still on at the 5 minutes before closing, we send a message
>> saying that their computer is now shutting down--after the message clears,
>> we shut them down.  People have become very accustom to this and know that
>> they just shut down.  If their print outs disappear, we don't turn the
>> computer back on.  It sounds harsh, but if we don't do it, they will just
>> keep taking advantage of the time and staff.  There are times where someone
>> is having a hard time printing, etc., so we accommodate them, but we also
>> remind them that computers shut down promptly at 5 minutes before closing.
>> Hope this helps!
>> Irene
>> BSCL
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Debra Greenacre <dgreenacre at threeriverslibrary.org>
>> To: michlib-l at mcls.org
>> Sent: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 13:04:08 -0000 (UTC)
>> Subject: [Michlib-l] Computer Time
>> Happy Monday!
>> How many minutes before closing do you shut down your public computers?
>> Thanks and have a great week!
>> Debra Greenacre, MLIS
>> Library Director
>> Three Rivers Public Library
>> 920 W. Michigan Ave.
>> Three Rivers, MI 49093
>> 269-273-8666 <(269)%20273-8666>
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Kaisha Simpson
MeL Assistant / zv004
Albion District Library
501 South Superior Street
Albion, MI 49224
(517) 629-3993
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