NHSL Van Service Changes
Due to budget reductions at the New Hampshire State Library effective July 1, 2011, the State Library has had to reduce its staff. The personnel reductions include two employees who drive supplemental van routes in addition to their regular duties. Below are listed the libraries and van routes that will be affected due to the loss of library employees.
The majority of the affected libraries will receive fewer days of van delivery service each week. This change will go into effect immediately and will likely remain indefinitely. State Library staff are reviewing the van delivery routes to establish a new weekly schedule to visit all libraries as often as feasible.
Some libraries are faced with the prospect of no van service at all after June 30th. Our goal is to re-design the routes so these libraries will receive van delivery service one day a week if possible.
Because there will be fewer vans on the road we are instituting a limit on the number of bins and bags that drivers will pick up at ALL libraries. Drivers will only pick up two (2) bins at each library or one (1) bin and up to ten (10) GMILCS duffel bags. It will be important for libraries to inform their patrons to expect a longer wait for their requested interlibrary loan materials. The State Library does not have storage space for extra bins that will not be delivered for 2 or more days due to van delivery changes. In addition van drivers cannot pick up more than they can safely carry in a van. Further instructions are forthcoming concerning transporting freebie materials and equipment via the van delivery system.
This budget reduction is part of the regular state budget (HB 1) and the issue of cuts has been discussed in various forums. In a separate issue, section 277 of HB 2 calls for the State Library to issue a report to the legislature regarding the possibility of reducing our van service to one van covering all routes. The State Librarian must submit this report to the Chairman of the House Finance Committee by November 30, 2011.
The van routes and libraries listed below are those that will be affected beginning July 1, 2011. We will be contacting each library concerning their delivery changes.
Capital District (CD) (Tuesday)
Pembroke
Boscawen
Loudon
NH Law Library
NHTI, Concord
Hopkinton
Bow
Capital District (CD) (Friday)
NH Hospital
NH Law Library
NHTI, Concord
Hopkinton
Bow
Hooksett
Pembroke
Southeastern Area (SE) – Route B (Wednesday)
Goffstown
Southeastern Area (SE) – Route B (Thursday)
Hampstead
Litchfield
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