[Michlib-l] Library of Things form

[Michele Howard]

Hi Karren,
At TADL we decided to add it to our policy instead of worrying about
keeping a zillion forms and worrying about minors checking out items since
they legally can not sign a document. When you get a card you agree to all
the policies including the liability. Here's the link to the general Circ
Policies <https://www.tadl.org/policies/borrowing>and  Library of Things
<https://www.tadl.org/policies/Things> Policy.  All are vetted by our
lawyer.

Additionally, we removed any age requirement for any Thing (previously
laptops and hotspots only circulated to 18+ years old ) because I thought
it could possibly be used against us with patrons asking for certain
books/movies/music being circulated by age since we did it for Things.

Not sure this will work for everyone but it's what we do.

On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 4:26 PM Reish, Karren (MDE) via Michlib-l <
michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:

> Does anyone have a sample of a form a patron would sign acknowledging what
> is in a kit or collection being checked out and the liability limitations?
> Thanks for any information you may have.
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> Karren Reish
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> Library Grants Coordinator
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> Library of Michigan
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Michele P. Howard, MILS
Library Director
Traverse Area District Library
231-932-8527
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