On July 1, HPL will become a stop on the Kansas Library Express (KLE) courier system. I know, "What the heck does that mean?" is surely what you are thinking. The KLE is a system set up to rapidly exchange library materials between Kansas libraries. A sort of turbo-charged inter-library loan (ILL) system. There are about 240 of the 600+ Kansas libraries on the fledgling system so far. HPL will be able to send and receive books and other material from those libraries with a much faster turn around than by using USPS book rate delivery.
What does that mean for the patrons of the library? It means that if we can borrow something from a participating library, once ordered through the ILL system, that "something" will arrive within a day or two. For staff, it means (hopefully) an easier way to ship library material back and forth. From my point of view, I hope both of those things happen plus I hope HPL saves a little money on postage. Time will tell for all those things, so please bear with us as we test out the new system.
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