For the last several months we have been sharing best practice tips to the ILDS email list! Here are the last three tips that were sent in September. We will be adding the tips here in the ILDS news section as they are sent.

There will be no ILDS service and the CARLI Office will be closed on September 3 due to the Labor Day holiday. Regular service will resume on September 4.

In July, we shared Tip #3 of the ILDS Best Practices!

If your library received a bag through ILDS that is broken/damaged (broken zipper, coming unstitched, torn, etc) what should you do with it?

Use your best judgement on damaged delivery bags.  If the zipper on the bag no longer works, or the bag is so damaged (torn, etc.) that it will not hold items safely, please discard the bag.
 

In celebration of Juneteenth on Wednesday, June 19, the CARLI Office will be closed and there will be no ILDS delivery service. 

Watch your ILDS email list for monthly best practice tips! Here are the first two tips that were sent in May and June. We will be adding the tips here in the ILDS news section as they are released.

If you have your own good ideas and procedures please share these with your colleagues through the .   

There will be no ILDS delivery on Monday, May 27 due to the Memorial Day holiday. The CARLI Offices will also be closed. 

On Monday, May 13, Illinois Heartland Library System (IHLS) is holding a staff day. There will be no ILDS delivery from IHLS on that day. Normal delivery will resume on May 14. 

Libraries that receive delivery from RAILS will be unaffected.

Please submit your plans for Summer 2024 on the Summer Closure Survey no later than April 1, so there is ample time for us to share this information with the RAILS and IHLS staff.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding ILDS, please send an email to .  

CARLI wants to hear from you regarding the performance of ILDS, so we have created a brief survey. Your feedback is key to the success of the ILDS program. To provide your input, please take a few moments to complete the survey. The survey, which covers ILDS service during 2023, will remain open until the end of the day on February 23, 2024.

We appreciate your feedback. 

RAILS has canceled the Bolingbrook, Coal Valley, and Rockford delivery routes for Friday, January 12.