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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jim Dale, post: 7640923, member: 100459&quot;]When I was in college, I had a great job working in the campus library.&nbsp; My wife was the secretary for the Library Director.&nbsp; The library had been closed stacks for many years, but with the new director, he opened the stacks.&nbsp; Due to a low budget, he needed a way to make sure books weren&#039;t walking out the door, unchecked.&nbsp; In order to have a system to verify the books had been properly checked out, he secured all the doors with &quot;fire doors&quot; and left one door for the patrons to exit the library.&nbsp; Since there was no budget for a security system that all the books would have a magnetic strip (like stores) on the inside of the book.&nbsp; Until a budget could be given to set up the security system, he placed a desk an a chair at the only door the patrons could leave the store, and had a student employee of the library, check all books to verify they had been properly checked out.&nbsp; $2/hour in 1973 and I got the job.&nbsp; It didn&#039;t hurt that my wife was the Director&#039;s secretary.&nbsp; Being an accounting major, I was able to do my homework at the desk.&nbsp; The guys didn&#039;t mind me checking their backpacks, but the girls didn&#039;t want me to look into their purses.</p><p>Anyway, back to books... sure there was some thefts, but a lot less than before.</p><p>I guess what I am saying, those of you with great libraries, watch them.&nbsp; Your wife&#039;s/husband&#039;s friends might like your books a little too much and be tempted.&nbsp; If you could afford it, a glass door that has a very secure lock will ensure that you have your collection for a long time.&nbsp; </p><p>Thanks you for sharing with us, your library.&nbsp; It&#039;s one of the best I have ever seen.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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