CARLI and ILDS Holiday Delivery Schedule 

The CARLI office will be closed December 24 through Tuesday, January 4. Regular hours will resume on Wednesday, January 5. The CARLI Office will also be closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 17, 2021.

The following is the list of days that ILDS will not provide service:

  • Thursday, December 23 - No RAILS deliveries
  • Friday, December 24–Christmas Eve 
  • Monday, December 27–Christmas Day (observed)
  • Thursday, December 30 - No RAILS deliveries
  • Friday, December 31– New Year's Eve
  • Monday, January 3–New Year's Day (observed)
  • Monday, January 17–Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Also please note for those libraries receiving delivery from RAILS only, there will be no delivery on December 23rd and December 30th as well. IHLS will be performing delivery on those days for the libraries that are open.

For those of you who have indicated that your location will be open from December 28 to December 30, we ask that you have your outgoing ILDS shipment ready to go first thing in the morningas as delivery times will be impacted by the number of locations that are closed during this time.

While the CARLI office is closed, please send an email to or call toll free 866-904-5843 to report any problems or concerns. Callers will have the option to page a tech support staff person to report a system outage or any other serious problem. CARLI staff will respond to all other issues and reports when regular business hours resume.

Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday season!