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June 29, 2009

NSLS Prepares for Next Phase of Bin Conversion

NSLS is just about ready to take our “bags-to-bins” project to the next step.  To find out more information on what this project entails, check out an article by delivery assistant, Don Johnson. On Wednesday, June 24^th a meeting was held to introduce the bins and the new process to representatives from public libraries on our delivery route #3.  Libraries on route #4, which have been using the bins since November of 2008, were also invited to this meeting as a refresher and to provide some feedback on their experiences.  NSLS also arranged for representatives from the physical therapy department at Condell Medical to speak to the attendees about the ergonomic differences in handling the new bins versus the canvas bags.

While we were able to handle the first route using one of our existing vans, volume on other routes preventing moving ahead with this project until a larger vehicle could be purchased.  We are currently awaiting delivery of a new 15 foot box truck which will allow us to take this next step.  Actual start-up of this phase will be determined once the truck is in our hands and we get the bins to the affected libraries.

We hope to get at least one more route converted by the end of this year, with the last of the four routes being converted in 2010.  At lease one more of the larger trucks will need to be purchased in order to make the full conversion.

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