[Michlib-l] Are DVDs included in your Library's Books by Mail Services?

[jsanders at grpl.org]

Hi All,



Our Books by Mail service for homebound patrons is very popular and we
were thinking about expanding the services to include movies. We currently
provide only books and audiobooks in the service and we do not charge late
fees for overdue materials. Checkout periods for materials are four weeks.

If you include DVDs in your BBM circulating materials do you

---Have a problem with DVD cases being damaged in the mail?
---Are your mailing bags padded?
---Charge overdue fines for materials checked out by BBM patrons?
---How long are checkout periods for books or DVDs? Are they the same or
 different?
---Are DVDs limited to materials that are older than six months?
---Do you find you have BBM patrons that ONLY checkout movies?

Please reply to me directly. I will compile and report back to list if
people are interested in results.

Thanks,

Jean Sanders
Librarian III-RAS Supervisor
Grand Rapids Public Library
jsanders at grpl.org