[Publib] Recarpeting question: my experience

[Jackie Howell]

Hi all,

Coming late to this discussion, but I still have my scars from this
experience so have to talk! I started work at Library X the weekend
after it was recarpeted. The shelving units had been wrapped and moved
with all book stock in place. This had absolutely compromised the
strength and stability of the metal shelves. The little bits on the
shelf ends that hook into the shelves (tech talk!!) had bent under the
weight and with the inevitable flexing involved in moving them.

I personally was injured twice: trying to stop a freestanding bay of
reference material from lurching sideways into a PC with my foot
(excellent scar), and grabbing a falling shelf of art books to stop them
falling on the arm of an elderly patron. These two events were some
months after the move and replacement.

I could never ever consider moving shelves in this way again, and that
job had been done by a professional firm.

Best wishes

Jackie Howell
Head of Community Outreach
Palmerston North City Library
New Zealand
(06) 351 4107
email: jackie.howell at pncc.govt.nz





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