NHU-PAC system restarts

Tuesday, Feb. 25: Normally there's a full restart of NHU-PAC servers on the last Tuesday of the month but we're going to skip that this month because the servers have been restarted on a number of other Tuesday mornings this month and there's nothing special we need to do for maintenance today--except that the ILL program will be interrupted very briefly (less than a minute) around 9 a.m.

Southeastern B Van Delivery Route Returning to State Library, 2/18

The Southeastern B Van Delivery Route driver has decided to turn around and return to the State Library, due to worsening road conditions.  He has completed the route as far as Hollis.  The stops affected are:

Brookline

Milford

Amherst

Merrimack

Bedford

Manchester

Manchester Community College

Diana

Diana DeCota,

Library Technician II

NH State Library

(603)271-2206

Brief NHU-PAC outage Tue 2/18 7:50am

Tuesday, Feb. 18: The NHU-PAC will be offline for approximately 5 minutes starting at 7:50 a.m.

North Country Route Cancelled Today, 2/14

The North Country driver has decided to turn around and cancel her route today.  She has made her first stop and plans to make her last two stops (Littleton and Bethlehem). 

For a list of affected libraries, please check here: http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/van_delivery/friday.html

Diana

Diana DeCota,

Library Technician II

NH State Library

(603)271-2206

LR, SE, SW B vans not running Fri 2/14

The following van routes are cancelled today due to weather: Lakes Region, Southeastern, and Southwestern B routes.

At this point, the Southwestern A and North Country routes are running.

For a list of affected libraries, please check here: http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/van_delivery/friday.html

Donna Gilbreth

Supervisor, Reference and Information Services

New Hampshire State Library

20 Park Street

Concord, NH 03301

603-271-2060

donna.gilbreth@dcr.nh.gov

No Lakes Region (LR) Van Thurs 2/13

Due to driver illness, the Lakes Region route is cancelled. Below is a list of the libraries not receiving van service today. I apologize for the inconvenience.

Franklin
Tilton
Ashland
Holderness
Tuftonboro
Ossipee
Sanbornville
Milton
Farmington
New Durham
Barnstead
Pittsfield
Concord

No SE B van Tue 2/11

Due to driver illness, the Southeastern B route is cancelled. Below is a list of the libraries not receiving van service today. I apologize for the inconvenience.

Candia
Auburn
Chester
Derry
Windham
Pelham
Londonderry
Litchfield
Hudson
Hollis
Brookline
Milford
Amherst
Merrimack
Bedford
Manchester
Manchester Community College

Donna V. Gilbreth

Supervisor, Reference and Information Services

New Hampshire State Library

20 Park Street

Concord, NH 03301

603-271-2060

donna.gilbreth@dcr.nh.gov

Brief NHU-PAC outage Tue 2/11 7:45am

Tuesday, Feb. 11: The NHU-PAC will be offline for approximately 10 minutes starting at 7:45 a.m.

No NC van Thu 2/6

The North Country route is cancelled today due to illness. The other van drivers are on the road today.

Check here for routes: http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/van_delivery/thursday.html

Donna V. Gilbreth

Supervisor, Reference and Information Services

New Hampshire State Library

20 Park Street

Concord, NH 03301

603-271-2060

donna.gilbreth@dcr.nh.gov

NC running, other vans cancelled Wed 2/5

The Southwest, Capital, Lakes Region, and Southeast routes are cancelled. That just leaves the North Country route, which is currently on the road. It may or may not be able to complete the route. I will keep you posted of any updates.

See here for a list of all the routes: http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/van_delivery/wednesday.html

Donna V. Gilbreth

Supervisor, Reference and Information Services

New Hampshire State Library

20 Park Street

Concord, NH 03301

603-271-2060

donna.gilbreth@dcr.nh.gov

Brief NHU-PAC outage Tue 2/4 11:30am

Tuesday, Feb. 4, 11:30 a.m.: The NHU-PAC just went offline while SirsiDynix was working on the system.  It should be back online by 11:40.

Brief NHU-PAC outage Tue 2/4 7:40am

Tuesday, Feb. 4: The NHU-PAC will be offline for approximately 10 minutes starting at 7:40 a.m.

Van Delivery News, February 2014 - President's Day

The New Hampshire State Library will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2014 for President's Day.

There will be NO VAN DELIVERY on that date.

For a complete list of all of the holidays the State Library is closed, please visit http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/van_delivery/instructions.html (the van delivery instructions) and scroll down to "NO Van Service".

If for any other reason (e.g. bad weather) van service on a particular route(s) does not operate, libraries will be notified via an e-mail message and this blog. If your library does not receive van service on a particular day, please check your e-mail and this blog before calling the State Library.

Please remember to properly label each item which you are sending via the Van Delivery Service. This will help ensure these items make it to the correct destination in a timely manner.

If you need a refresher on how items should be marked for the van, please refer to the Van Delivery Service - Instructions,http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/van_delivery/instructions.html, and scroll down to number 3 of the guidelines, "Addressing material to be sent on the van".

To print a current van directory list arranged in alphabetical order by library, please use the PDF version which is available athttp://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/van_delivery/documents/vandirectory.pdf
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print this pdf file. If you do not have it installed on your machine, you may down load it for free fromhttp://www.adobe.co.uk/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Due to the ever increasing load of materials transported by the New Hampshire State Library van delivery system, our vans can reach maximum capacity before the end of a van route, especially following long weekends and holidays. Our drivers can decline to accept materials if they feel they cannot fit them safely on their van. We are also asking libraries to please be aware of volume during times when there is likely to be a problem. You should prioritize your materials to be picked up, in case some items must be left until the next van pick up. That will allow us to immediately transport the most important items as quickly as possible.

If you have any questions you may contact Donna Gilbreth at 271-2060 or Diana DeCota at 271-2206.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.