Check out a couple more best practices tips recently sent to the ILDS email list!

Use zip ties to keep the delivery bags securely closed.  Please do not pull the zip tie too tight when securing it to the bag or the person opening the bag will have difficulty removing it.

The survey to collect your holiday closure information is now open. Please complete the survey no later than October 21 so there is ample time for us to share the infomation we gather wtih RAILS and IHLS. 

For questions regarding ILDS, send an email to .

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 .