To save books, librarians create fake 'reader' to check out titles
SORRENTO
— Chuck Finley appears to be a voracious reader, having checked out 2,361 books
at the East Lake County Library in a nine-month period
this year.
But
Finley didn't read a single one of the books, ranging from "Cannery
Row" by John Steinbeck to a kids book called "Why Do My Ears Pop?"
by Ann Fullick. That's because Finley isn't real.
The
fictional character was concocted by two employees at the library, complete
with a false address and drivers license number.
After
allegations by an unidentified person made in November, an investigation by the
Lake County clerk of courts' inspector general's office concluded that Finley
was a fake, and the county has since requested a system wide audit of its
libraries.
The
goal behind the creation of "Chuck Finley" was to make sure certain
books stayed on the shelves — books that aren't used for a long period can be
discarded and removed from the library system.
George
Dore, the library's branch supervisor who was put on administrative leave for
his part in the episode, said he wanted to avoid having to later repurchase
books purged from the shelf. He said the same thing is being done at other
libraries, too.
Regards
Pralhad
Jadhav
Senior
Manager @ Library
Khaitan & Co
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