Politeness Allowed at Your Library
We're trying a new campaign, taking down all of our "No" signs and replacing them with one that explains "We promise not to shush you if you promise to be considerate of your fellow library users."
Thanks to Stephen Abram for the heads up!
Thanks to Stephen Abram for the heads up!
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Much nicer. Although to be honest, I'd like it better if it just said after the Politeness Allowed @ Your Library"" something like "Please be considerate of your fellow library users" or even better, just "Your fellow library users will thank you".
Posted by: Susan Mellott | August 8, 2007 03:21 PM
i've lead an active campaign to remove all signage taped to shelving. this is a clever idea - but i don't know if i could play along. maybe if it was on demco plastic with engraved letters? *grin*
i still advocate for consistent signage! its less confusing to the customer. i feel this is more of an attempt at humor than seriousness.
no one really shushes any more do they??
xo,
WDL
Posted by: matthew | August 9, 2007 11:40 AM
Hi Michael,
We mentioned that on the SELCO blog (as did I on Impromptu Librarian.) Faribault is one of our libraries, and we were delighted to toot their horn a bit!
Posted by: Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran | August 9, 2007 02:11 PM
I'm still wondering why you need this type of signage at all. When you go to a restuarant, cafe or any public or social place, there are no signs telling you to behave appropriatley. People know the environment they are in and adjust their behaviour accordingly.
Informational signage only.
Posted by: Nathan Curd | August 12, 2007 10:51 PM