Kasson Library's Two New Drop Boxes
by Bonnie Adams and Earlene King
Kasson Public Library is now proud owner of two drop boxes(Book and DVD's) to better serve it's patrons. CDs and DVDs will now be dropped off in the wall-drop while books will be dropped off in the new book-drop box. No keys will be needed.
Teamwork and networking to obtain a bookdrop box for the KPL started with the
concerns of Director Adams and the library staff about damage occurring to CDs and
DVDs when returned to the library after hours. The KPL needed a separate book drop
and a separate drop for CDs and DVDs.
Director Adams approached the Friends’ Board of Directors asking if the Friends
would be willing to take on the book-drop project and the Board agreed.
Ingvild Herfindahl had learned that the Benson Public Library was purchasing a new bookdrop.The Benson Public Library donated their old book-drop box to the KPL. Paul Curtiss volunteered to drive to Benson to bring the book-drop home and start the renovations needed. Al Riedel did his welding magic completing the structural repairs. Josh Welke of Gordy’s Body Shop painted the book-drop an eye-catching blue and white to match the national library logo. Mark Abel of Abel Signs did a wonderful job adding the logo and lettering.
Teamwork and networking to obtain a bookdrop box for the KPL started with the
concerns of Director Adams and the library staff about damage occurring to CDs and
DVDs when returned to the library after hours. The KPL needed a separate book drop
and a separate drop for CDs and DVDs.
Director Adams approached the Friends’ Board of Directors asking if the Friends
would be willing to take on the book-drop project and the Board agreed.
Ingvild Herfindahl had learned that the Benson Public Library was purchasing a new bookdrop.The Benson Public Library donated their old book-drop box to the KPL. Paul Curtiss volunteered to drive to Benson to bring the book-drop home and start the renovations needed. Al Riedel did his welding magic completing the structural repairs. Josh Welke of Gordy’s Body Shop painted the book-drop an eye-catching blue and white to match the national library logo. Mark Abel of Abel Signs did a wonderful job adding the logo and lettering.
Al Riedel returned to install the bookdrop and re-modify the existing drop box into a media (DVD's) drop off. Friends also purchased solar motion detention LED lights to help patrons after hours drop off their items. For the finishing touches Riedel created and installed the wall mounts for the two lights. Chris Abel created two signs to help patrons distinguish between the two drop boxes.This truly was a community of people coming together to make the library wish come true and we wish to thank everyone connected to this project.
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