Amy,

We just put big neon stickers with "DO NOT REMOVE, PROPERTY OF:" On the covers.  Makes them less appealing to take, easier to spot if they begin to walk and much friendlier to use than trying to chain them down to a tether point.

Good Luck!

Elisabeth

Elisabeth Jones
Director of Traveling Exhibits
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
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-----Original Message-----
From: Amy West at Higgins Armory [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 12:44 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: chaining books


At work we're thinking about putting out some kids books on a bookshelf in
our kids' hands-on room (the Quest Gallery). We want to prevent the books
from leaving with people, so I obviously thought of chaining them to the
shelves, a la the medieval library. I'd like to hear suggestions from folks
about how to do this. I'm guessing that the most basic method will be to
punch or drill a hole through the boards and block of the book -- not in
the spine -- and put a big ring in there. Are there better methods?

---Amy West
Museum Educator
Higgins Armory Museum

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