[Publib] Public Library bus

[Julie Bauer]

You may have confidentiality issues too, unless the
library materials are wrapped.  Grocery store
personnel may not have the same dedication to patron
privacy as library personnel!


--- Sue Kamm <suekamm at mindspring.com> wrote:

> The main objection I can see is one of liability. 
> Will your agency's insurance cover carrying
> passengers?  Would your driver(s) have to obtain
> special licenses from your department of motor
> vehicles to carry passengers?  What physical
> alterations would you need to make to the van?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Chris Rippel <crippel at ckls.org>
> >Sent: Jan 25, 2006 6:54 PM
> >To: publib at webjunction.org
> >Subject: [Publib] Public Library bus
> >
> >Dear Colleagues,
> >
> >Has anyone heard of a library running a van service
> as an alternative 
> >to opening a branch?
> >
> >Imagine the following scenario in a town too small
> to have a regular 
> >city bus service.
> >
> >1. The library has an online catalog.
> >
> >2. This catalog allows patrons to put holds on
> books, etc.
> >
> >3. Put instead of the book being held at the
> library circulation desk,
> >patrons can request that their books be delivered
> to their local 
> >grocery store, for example.
> >
> >4. Grocery stores, of course, have agreed to hold
> library books for 
> >pick-up by patrons.
> >Patrons could also drop off library books in a
> secure drop box inside 
> >the grocery stores.
> >
> >5.Twice a day, say mid-morning and early evening, a
> library van 
> >travels a route to all the grocery stores dropping
> off and picking up 
> >books.
> >
> >6. People could also ride the library's van around
> the route to and 
> >from the library.
> >
> >In this scenario, the van is doing double duty.
> >People with computers in their houses can ask that
> books be delivered 
> >to their closest grocery store.
> >People without computers in their houses can ride
> themselves to and 
> >from the library.
> >
> >Wouldn't this be cheaper than a library branch?
> >Would it be cheaper than running a bookmobile?
> >The van runs more miles, but doesn't take near the
> gas.
> >
> >What problems do you see with this scenario?
> >-- 
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Chris Rippel
> >Central Kansas Library System
> >1409 Wiliams
> >Great Bend, Kansas 67530
> >620-792-4865 (voice)
> >620-792-5495 (fax)
> >crippel at ckls dot org
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> Your friendly CyberGoddess and Councilor-at-large,
> Sue Kamm
> Inglewood/Los Angeles, CA
> Truest of the Blue, Los Angeles Dodgers Think Blue
> Week 2000
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