It's Always Something!

When the library manager and I went to the new branch this morning to meet about shelving for our storage areas, we discovered that only 8 magazine shelving units would fit on the wall with the fireplace, not the 10 that were ordered. Since we calculated on 12 magazines per unit, that translated into a loss of shelving for 24 unique magazine titles. However, we realized that since we're no longer using the plastic magazine covers, we might be able to fit up to 16 magazines in each unit. We also might want to use some of the slanted magazine shelves (of the 2 units that won't fit) within the nonfiction collection. For example, cooking magazines in the 641s, gardening magazines in the 635s, etc.

Then this afternoon, 2 more obstacles loomed. Verizon has once again screwed up on this project (for at least the third time!). Instead of having pulled data lines into the new branch, they put FIOS lines in which evidently aren't usable as data lines. Verizon told our network administrator that they might be able to install them by March 16. Since we're slated to open on March 9, he told them that was totally unacceptable. As it is, we'll have to open the drive-up window next Tuesday using wireless cellular technology. Our entire staff will be moving to the new building next week, and will only have the use of that one computer with Internet and BCPL file server access. We may have to go to other branches to check our e-mail and do time-sheets. Any other computers we have available will only be able to access Microsoft Office.

The second obstacle is that our Purchasing Agent realized that the linoleum laid in the staff room and returns room was the color that was supposed to be in the meeting room and lobby to the public restrooms and vice versa. Therefore all 4 areas have to have the floors re-done.