All materials for Central Circulation need to be in a “FRSN” crate. Those crates are not sorted and go straight to Central Circ. Even if you do not have enough materials for a full crate keep those items separated. Your driver will repack the materials if needed. If you have the room (and are not already doing it), make a specific space for the Central Circ crate in your shipping area.
For those items you do not separate, you can continue to put them in red crates or gray crates. These crates will be sorted at the delivery hub.
In an effort to save staff time and reduce repetitive motion injuries, staff should use only one (1) rubber band to attach the routing slip to an item in shipment as outlined below. Order number 33 rubber bands. This size is perfect to use on most standard, fiction-sized books, DVDs and CDs.
- Items in red, gray (non Central Circ) and yellow crates – 1 rubber band. Tuck the routing slip into the bottom of the item so the branch location is clearly visible on the front. Use one rubber band to secure it from top to bottom (vertically). These are crates that have a mix of branches and need to be resorted at the shipping/delivery hub.
- Items in blue, gray (Central Circ Only) and black crates - no rubber band just as usual. Tuck the routing slip inside the book/case with the HOLD/RETURN portion visible at the top. These are crates dedicated to a single branch and do not need to be resorted at the shipping/delivery hub.
- For A/V items in a case, do not insert the bottom of the slip inside the case. Simply wrap it around the bottom outside of the case with the rubber band. It is easier to remove the slip later and it saves your hands from opening yet another case.
- There may be some items that still need to have two (2) rubber bands to secure the routing slip so it does not fall off (i.e. an oversized paperback book). Use your own judgment.
- This applies to any and all materials we process at FCPL locations – even materials being sent to other System members. Other System member libraries may continue to use two rubber bands when they ship items to us. That is their prerogative.
