What do you get when you take
publishers, audio companies, software providers, library service companies and
put them all in a room with hundreds of excited librarians? The 2012 Public
Library Association Conference!
The B-Logistics team spent last week
exhibiting at the PLA Conference in Philadelphia, and had a great time! We
attended a lovely reception held by the Association of Library Trustees,
Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF) where we chatted with their staff
and told them how excited we are to be Silver sponsors again. Here we also had the opportunity to meet and
chat with the American Library Association’s executive director, Keith Michael
Fiels. These groups provide vital support to libraries, and B-Logistics is so
pleased to be working with them to better serve libraries across the country!
During the conference
we saw librarians from many of our current clients, from New York Public Library to the Gail
Borden Public Library from Elgin, IL. We also enjoyed meeting staff from
hundreds of new libraries, and discussing their collections management issues.
Each library has a unique situation, and PLA 2012 reminded us of this. Some are
undergoing large weeding projects which create huge (but anticipated)
inventories of excess materials, while others are struggling to handle the
large amounts of donations that come from their generous community. Another
situation that is unique to each library is its partnership with its Friends of
the Library group. Some libraries give all of their discards to their Friends for
sales, and some Friends sell only donated books. No matter the relationship,
B-Logistics wants to work with every library and FOL to sell, recycle, and
donate their excess materials!
To find out more about B-Logistic’s services, please visit
our website at www.blogistics.com.
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