Library's 30,000 books in storage
A total of 700 crates neatly packed with around 30,000 books weighing in at 17 tons were taken into secure container storage at Glyn Upton’s purpose built storage depot at Cluddley, Wellington.
“It has been a major exercise but everything has gone well and we shall be returning the books on December 20 and 21 once the refurbishment has been completed,” said Glyn.
“We have moved a number of libraries in Shropshire before so we were ready and organised.”
All the crates have been colour coded to make it easy for staff to return books to the right shelves when the library re-opens on January 7 after a four week closure with a new book stock, new carpet, better signs and revised opening times.
Senior library assistant Anne Collins said: “I couldn’t believe the speed at which the books were moved.”
Operations Manager Shaun Croft said: “We would like to thank the library staff for helping to make this a very smooth removals operation.”
Full library services are available at eight other libraries and via the mobile service while the St Quentin Gate library is closed. Customers can still return loaned items to Telford with special drop off bins in the foyer from 11am to 2pm, Monday to Friday, said a council spokesman.
An amnesty up to and including January 19 has been agreed for items due to be returned during the closure. Later opening times will be introduced for the New Year opening.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/7133553.stm
