Hey, we at LAT don't MAKE the rules.......

.......we just help libraries adjust to them through better technology!

This from the land of mustard based barbeque and above average flour:
"Steve Moore spends his spare time skimming the stacks looking for a good read at the library. But books aren't the only thing he looks for, now its DVDs."

So, how best to serve patrons? One guess.

VHS: Don't Let The Door Hit Ya In Your Clunky Giant Plastic Carcass On The Way Out....

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Link to: Newark, OH Library sells off their VHS collection:

"The decision to move to an all-DVD collection was brought about by several factors, including decreasing circulation and video cassette deterioration."

Now how 'bout that allCIRC? Yeah !!

Charging for DVDs is OK - It's called NOT FOR PROFIT

St. Paul libraries considers charging for DVD rentals - TwinCities.com:

$20,000: What the St. Paul Public Libraries systems spends each year to buy DVDs

$1.6 million: The system's annual budget for all new materials

$22: Its cost per feature-film DVD

More than $22: Its cost per educational DVD

50 cents: Daily fee to rent DVDs from most Ramsey County libraries

Zero: Current cost to rent DVDs from Minneapolis or St. Paul

WANT AN allCIRC THAT CHARGES FOR DVDS? LAT CAN HELP

Bill Clinton Needs an allCIRC

LINK TO STORY HERE and at pic: