Aha! What if we...

While at the PLA Conference I walked the long aisles of vendors and found these three that made me think

"Aha! We could do that!".

1. LibraryThing for Libraries - added to the OPAC, this is a great 2.0 tool that is easy to implement and inexpensive, and would put us in the "way cool" category with our customers. Explore the wiki of libraries already using this.
   
   
2. Lock-a-Shelf - This shelving comes with a locking device and requires a customer's library card scanned in before a numbered slot would unlock. That would mean our holds would be safe from those that "browse" those shelves for hot items. I hear the cost is prohibitive, but it is still an interesting idea. It accommodates CDs, books on CD and DVDs.



3. Music Pump - These are preloaded credit card sized digital players that carry audio books or music, and can be "read" by your car and play through your stereo or used as an MP3 player. Very clever! The batteries are rechargeable, they come with head sets and the price is often less than that of a book on CD. They appeared to be sturdy and would meet the need of those without an MP3 player or a cd player.