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Minitex News articles tagged with "Delivery" (27):

Minitex Delivery expands service to Little Free Libraries

Minnesotans can now borrow books from more than 50,000 Little Free Libraries in 70 countries around the world.

Fred's tub packing tips #1; Packing fragile items

Fred gives us some advice on packing very fragile items.

How to pack a tub - the A/V material episode!

The Minitex Delivery Unit tries to balance getting materials shipped efficiently while paying attention to how we pack items so they are not damaged in transit. 

Minitex Delivery routing forms and supplies

This is a good time for our participants to order various supplies from Minitex. If you need any routing forms, address labels, or cable ties for securing your delivery tubs go to the Delivery Supplies order page and let us know what you need.

On-Demand delivery for some Minitex participants

Beginning June 1st Minitex shifted four locations from overnight delivery to On-Demand service. This is a service provided by Alliance Courier for Minitex locations that have fewer items in their daily delivery.  

Interlibrary loan and delivery statistics - noting a nationwide trend

At the Minitex Interlibrary Loan Conference on May 10th, Lee Rainie from the Pew Research Center touched on a statistic that caught my interest.  Across the nation, requests for physical items in public and academic libraries have had a steady decrease over the past 4 years. Rainie also noted that those numbers are beginning to level out.

Minitex Minutes: Delivery Introduction

See what it takes to ship and return over a million library items across 4 states each year! Get a behind-the-scenes view of how Minitex Delivery coordinates moving interlibrary loan requested items from the shelves into patron's hands.