[Michlib-l] Where do you keep your DVDs?

[James B Lenze]

We were using locking cases until about 18 months ago.  We have since
removed the locking mechanism, and no longer put new DVDs/Blu-Rays/4Ks in
locking cases.  Everything is on the browsing shelves.  So far, we have not
noticed any increase in theft.
    James


James B Lenze (he, him, his)
Library Director
Garden City Public Library
31735 Maplewood St
Garden City, MI 48135


On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM Amber Hughey via Michlib-l <
michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:

> We moved them from behind the desk to in the cases (not locked) about a
> year ago. They are cheaper than most books and it was extremely time
> consuming for staff. We haven't had any theft so far.
>
> Amber Hughey
>
> On 08/22/2025 10:35 AM EDT Rebekah Dobski via Michlib-l <
> michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:
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> Hello all,
>
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> Currently and for a while we have had all of our discs for only DVD/Blu
> Ray kept behind the desk while the empty cases are on the shelf for
> perusing.
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> Does anyone else still do this? Is it more common than I am familiar with
> beyond the handful of libraries I have worked or been a part of? I think it
> was put in place to prevent stealing but I am not sure how much that is an
> issue compared to checking out someone with 10 DVDs going through the
> filing system. Looking forward to hearing back, thank you!
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