[Publib] Recarpeting Questions

[Terry Sterling]

Kathleen, I have been in charge of two libraries which have recarpeted in the last two years.  Both have done roll carpet rather than tiles, but we are putting carpet tiles in all of our new libraries.  We moved books and shelves for one of the libraries and  carpeted around the shelves in the other.  It is definitaly easier to not move all of the books and the shelves.  But you can never move the shelves or change the organization of your library if you only carpet up to the shelves.  
 
We did move items off of the bottom shelves and had to find space to store them.  Our maintenence crew has built very large wooden trucks which we use for projects like this, they are stored unassembled and then brought in only when needed.  
 
We did all of the work our selves with a crew of about 5 staff taking items off of the shelves and 4 or 5 maintenance staff taking down the shelves as they were emptied.  We have a large community meeting room that we used to store the collection and shelving in while the carpeting work was done.  Both jobs took about 4 or 5 days to recarpet, but this included removing the old stuff and preping the floor.   I am answering this from home and do not have the collection counts here, if you want to know the size, please email me at terry.sterling at fresnolibrary.org.   Hope this info is helpful.  TS 

Terry Sterling
Fresno County Library
Community Libraries East and Community Bookmobile Supervisor
Fresno, CA 93721
559-488-2975
 


Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:07:08 -0500From: khoran at mcallen.netTo: publib at webjunction.orgSubject: [Publib] Recarpeting Questions


A while back, I queried the collective brain with regard to the choice of broadloom or tile carpeting.  We have decided to go with tiles.  Now, on to the next big question: the installation process.  Our director feels that we --meaning the staff -- can handle moving books off the stacks to allow the installers to lay carpeting under the shelving.  So, my questions are:
 
1.  Does anyone have an opinion as to whether to carpet around or under stacks is best?
2.  Has anyone worked as staff to take books down before recarpeting?  If so, how did you store the books, and where?  Was it a hardship or did it run smoothly?
3.  If you used a moving company, did it keep books on the shelves when moving the furniture? How long did it take?  
4.  If you've recarpeting recently, and had to move books (using either method: staff power or an outside jobber), approximately how many books are in your collection?
 
I'm trying not to freak out.  Reassure me.
 
Thanks,
    Kathleen
 


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Kathleen P. Horan, M.L.S.
Branch Manager
Palm View Branch Library
McAllen, TX
956-688-3322
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