The Moving Blog

 

  1/22/08 to 1/28/08

Planning for the Move

 

  Tuesday, January 29

booktrucks empty100 book carts are delivered
50 go to library storage
50 go to current library

                                                   

  Wednesday, January 30

50 more book carts are delivered to current library.

Moving vendor starts loading books and other materials on carts inbook trucks current library under the direction of library staff. Each cart is shrink-wrapped

 

  Thursday, January 31

Moving vendor starts loading books and other materials in storage under the direction of library staff. These carts will be pushed through the old hallway in the hospital building to the Brome Library.

Temporary wall between storage and Broome library is removed

 

  Friday, February 1

books movingMoving vendor starts taking book carts from current library and storage to the Broome Library. Library staff makes sure books are integrated within the appropriate call number sequence and are placed on the correct order and location.                                                                                  .
Collections Shelved, 1st floor

Children’s Collection
DVD/VHS’s
Best Seller
Talking Books
Reference Collections

Collections Shelved, 2nd floor

D’s
J, K, M,
S, T, U, V, Z

 

  Saturday, February 2nd

Mbooks in new libraryain Collection is entirely located in the Broome Library.

 

  Monday, February 4th   books being put in stacksBook carts are staged and unloaded.
  Tuesday, February 5th

BooksMain book collection completely shelved except for A’s and a small portion of B’s. These two collections will be shelved after minor leak repairs are made to the area.

Non-book items moved from Storage to Broome basement.

  Wednesday, February 6th Archival shelves moved from storage to Broome basement.
 
  Thursday, February 7th Day Off
 
  Friday, February 8th Moving all items from storage to Broome is completed. Archival boxes in current library placed on carts, flags of the world taken down and stored.
 
  Friday, February 15th Dismantle archival shelves in current library. Move carts containing archival boxes to Broome.