LISNews: Librarian News

The videos, DVDs and compact discs on the shelves are making public libraries a target for thieves, who can sell recently released music and movies on the street for a tidy sum. The thefts have raised the issue of whether libraries should offer recently released videos and CDs to their patrons and whether they should cut back on the number they buy. \"Short of not buying these kinds of releases, the best thing libraries can do is wait until the releases are no longer new releases,\'\' said Pete Sepp, spokesman for the National Taxpayer\'s Union. Sepp said another option would be to prohibit the checkout of videos and CDs and to instead require patrons to view or listen to them at the library. But some librarians bristle at the idea of cutbacks or restrictions. [more...] from The Columbus Dispatch.