[Moving Mountains] Transporting Library Materials in Bags

[Dianna Waite]

Hi Greg

This is peripheral to the question you asked.  Are you talking about shippi=
ng material directly to patrons via courier or between libraries or library=
 systems?

Dianna Waite
Salina Kansas



-----Original Message-----
From: movingmountains-bounces at swonlibraries.org on behalf of Greg Pronevitz
Sent: Wed 8/15/2007 3:12 PM
To: Moving Mountains
Subject: [Moving Mountains] Transporting Library Materials in Bags
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Hi,

I have been in contact with a small group of libraries in NH that is =

considering expanding delivery services.  I am showing them how we do it =

in Northeast Mass.  Libraries ship unsorted totes to the courier who =

sorts and delivers.  As you can imagine, the courier company's =

responsibility for sorting can be problematic at times.

I thought this group of 10-15 libraries should look into a system in =

which libraries presort materials into mailbag like bags and hire a =

courier to pickup and deliver to avoid the major sorting issues.  Do any =

of you use a system like this?  Would you be willing to discuss your =

procedures/issues with these folks?

If you have another system that works for small groups, please let me know.

Thanks,
Greg

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Gregory Pronevitz, Regional Administrator

Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System (NMRLS)
175 Andover Street, Suite 205, Danvers, MA 01923

voice 978-762-4433 x15 | fax 978-739-4537



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