Compact Shelving Construction Photos

An extra happy book cart. One of 150 that were used to pack up the entire south side of the library.

Q: Where do you put 60,000 volumes?

A: Wherever you can....

Where's Venus?

The move from the perspective of a book.

All shelving on the south side of the library had to be emptied before construction could start.

The book was removed and the gate dismantled so equipment and materials could arrive.

Furniture had to be moved out of the way as much as possible.

Ready for construction to begin.

The old shelving had to be removed....

...and stored somewhere.

The carpet was removed so a platform could be built.

Once the plywood platform was built the rails were laid. Compact shelving rolls on rails, so they have to be very strong and aligned precisely.

Next the carriages are mounted on the rails.

Rails hold carriages. Each carriage supports one range of shelving.

Once in place on the carriage, the shelving can roll along the rails.

Our Hero, Don, the construction foreman (a.k.a. Superman).

Once the system is online it must be tested and adjusted.