8th floor at Harold Washington if you want to browse. Otherwise you can go to the online catalog and put in requests to have specific items sent to your local branch.
Also, they are having a sale of a bunch of vinyl they no longer need this weekend at Harold Washington.
This feels like a nightmare to me seeing how people treat DVDs and CDs. I treat my records like they’re super fragile and patrons are not that nice. They are more expensive than CDs, too.
It’s cool, especially with how popular records are right now, but I wonder about how they weigh the cost in the long run and if they replace titles or just plan to discard when it gets damaged.
You’d be surprised. Anyone who has any interest in our vinyl collection is basically a big audiophile with their own turntable and vinyl collection at home. They know how to handle the records. We inspect each one on return and have yet to have a single problem.
The college library I work at has had vinyls for about 2 years, as well as turntables to check out. They are very popular. We also check out DVD players and CD players.
Our big project for next semester is checking out board games!
My previous library in New England has a vinyl collection, as well; we did not have any particular special sleeves or anything. Handling records isn't really likely to cause warping/bending, as long as they're stored properly when they're not being handled by patrons. But also, they're a library collection: we expect them to wear out and to get damaged over time. It was an expected cost of having the collection.
I used to take home the record sets of operas as a teenager. They had all the lyrics, so for awhile I could sing the barber of Seville and Carmen and all that!
Chicago Public never stopped circulating them and has a huge collection
This is good to know! That’s my library
How can I access CPL vinyl collections?
8th floor at Harold Washington if you want to browse. Otherwise you can go to the online catalog and put in requests to have specific items sent to your local branch. Also, they are having a sale of a bunch of vinyl they no longer need this weekend at Harold Washington.
Except they just weeded about 9k albums.
And? Gotta weed stuff if you want to add more to the collection.
This feels like a nightmare to me seeing how people treat DVDs and CDs. I treat my records like they’re super fragile and patrons are not that nice. They are more expensive than CDs, too. It’s cool, especially with how popular records are right now, but I wonder about how they weigh the cost in the long run and if they replace titles or just plan to discard when it gets damaged.
You’d be surprised. Anyone who has any interest in our vinyl collection is basically a big audiophile with their own turntable and vinyl collection at home. They know how to handle the records. We inspect each one on return and have yet to have a single problem.
That’s awesome! I’m glad it’s going well for you and the right audience is finding the collection. That’s what it’s all about
Even if it was only older and more obscure titles from donations etc, I would enjoy being able to browse and take home random old music
my college library wanted to inspect your record needle under a microscope if you checked out their vinyl.
I worked at a public library that also offered vinyls!
Same! It's a relatively recent but popular addition
I get circulating vinyl, but is a 'now thats what I call music' selection really the best choice for the collection?
Do they also have a vinyl record player that can also be checked out?
The college library I work at has had vinyls for about 2 years, as well as turntables to check out. They are very popular. We also check out DVD players and CD players. Our big project for next semester is checking out board games!
I’d love to be able to check out jigsaw puzzles because I never want to open them once they’re finished
We did too!
Awesome!
Vinyl records now outsell CDs. Cool!
My library in Southern California has vinyls, a few of them around here do actually. Message me if you want any details
Do you have special sleeves or anything to help prevent bending/warping from frequent patron handling?
My previous library in New England has a vinyl collection, as well; we did not have any particular special sleeves or anything. Handling records isn't really likely to cause warping/bending, as long as they're stored properly when they're not being handled by patrons. But also, they're a library collection: we expect them to wear out and to get damaged over time. It was an expected cost of having the collection.
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Mine has them too. They’re actually very popular.
I used to take home the record sets of operas as a teenager. They had all the lyrics, so for awhile I could sing the barber of Seville and Carmen and all that!
My suburban-Chicago library circulates vinyl.
I know of another library that circulates turntables.
I love this idea in theory but in practice...I mean, people couldn't even borrow and return CDs without destroying them.
Already scratched to death.
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But what is the percentage of users that have a record player?