[PADG:942] RE: Food and Drink Policies

["Morris, Pat" <Morris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We have issued a policy of not allowing staff to eat or have food in
Building C--where the collections are stored and conserved and filmed.  No
food is allowed in the reference room.  The patrons are more obliging than
the staff.  Unless we can get management to back us up, we can't hope the
staff will abide by the policy prohibiting eating and drinking in Building
C.  Thus far, the management doesn't seem interested in grappling with the
problem.
Pat Morris
SC Dept of Archives & History

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mary Ellen Weber [SMTP:weber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Friday, March 10, 2000 3:17 PM
> To:	PADG
> Subject:	[PADG:936] Food and Drink Policies
> 
> As a new preservation librarian, I've been concerned about the library's
> food and drink policy (or lack there of) for the staff. Currently, the
> staff, including the preservation staff, eat whenever and wherever they
> want in the staff area -- not just at lunch time. We have a very nice
> staff lounge, but sadly, it is used very little.  The culture of a place
> will not change quickly, but something has to be done.  
> 
> I was wondering how other libraries have dealt with similar problems,
> what policies you have in place, and how those policies work in
> practice.  I'd appreciate hearing from you!
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Mary Ellen Weber
> 
> Preservation Librarian
> Hodges Library
> University of Tennessee