Re:Delivering local library books to your doorstep
by Lurebees on Monday January 25, 2021 @03:43PM
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Thank you so much for your reply and interest.
Our drivers would need a cars since books can be heavy and majority of the customer will place large numbers of holds.
We have three different orders customers can put in. Pickup only, pickup/return and return only. Each order is 6.50.
Local libraries around the US don't have the budget or capacity to start delivery service for the entire county. Our tax money doesn't stretch that far when it comes to library services.
Since the pandemic started here, the local library has partnered with bicycle couriers for delivery of books. They even worked out a way to be subsidized by the city to make delivery more affordable for the customers. This is in Germany though, and our denser cities seem to be more suited to bike couriers than sprawling American cities might be.