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G2S Project Code: 2020-CT-86384
State: Connecticut
Fiscal Year: 2020
Grantee
Connecticut State Library

Project Director
Director Name: Dawn LaValle
Director Phone: 860-757-6500
Director Email: dawn.lavalle@ct.gov
General Information
Title: State Delivery System (deliverIT CT)
State Project Code:
Start Date: 10/01/2019
End Date: 09/30/2021
Abstract: DeliverIT CT is Connecticut's statewide library delivery service. LSTA funds contributed to the deliverIT CT transport of an estimated 1.325 million items to 213 libraries in FY2021.  One hundred and sixty-seven libraries were served daily. This is significantly more than the previous year, when the deliverIT CT service was shut down for three months from mid-March to mid-June 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Service volume rebounded over the course of FY2020-2021 as libraries reopened their doors to patrons.  This level of delivery was possible because of the completion this year of a reorganization begun in calendar year 2020 that included professional development and safety training, conversion to a contact-less system, and the reconfiguration of delivery routes.  An estimated $9 million was saved in postage. All of this meant that deliverIT continued to be central to the state’ s resource sharing.

State Goal: Access to Information
Budget Information
LSTA
MATCH-State
MATCH-Other
Total
$478,340.46
$538,791.00
$0.00
$1,017,131.46
Intent(s)
Improve users’ ability to obtain and/or use information resources.
Arts, Culture & Humanities
History
Activities
Activity Details
Title: Pick up, Sort, Deliver
Narrative: Materials shipped included all physical formats (books, CDs, DVDs, etc.).  State library staff picked up materials from participating libraries up to five days a week, returned to the central sorting facility to sort all items picked up that day, and delivered the materials in the following days according to their route schedules.


Intent: Improve users’ ability to obtain and/or use information resources.

Activity: Content
Mode: Lending
Format: Physical


Quantity
Total number of items circulated: 1,325,000
Average number of items circulated / month: 110,420
Total number of ILL transactions: 7,502
Average number of ILL transactions / month: 625


Partner Information
Organization Type of Partner Organization(s):
Libraries: No
Historical Societies or Organizations: No
Museums: No
Archives: No
Cultural Heritage Organization Multi-type: No
Preschools: No
Schools: No
Adult Education: No
Human Service Organizations: No
Other: No


Legal Type of Partner Organization(s):
Federal Government: No
State Government: No
Local Government (excluding school districts): No
School District: No
Non-Profit: No
Private Sector: No
Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization: No


Beneficiaries
Is the activity directed at the library workforce: No
For a targeted group or for the general population: General


Locale
Is the activity state-wide: Yes
Specific Locations: No
Library Types
Public Libraries: 199
Academic Libraries: 13
SLAA: 3
Consortia: 0
Special Libraries: 0
School Libraries: 0
Other: 0
Project Outcomes
Project Outcomes
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Do you anticipate continuing this project after the current reporting period ends:
No
Do you anticipate any change in level of effort in managing this project:
No
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Do you anticipate changing the types of activities and objectives addressed by the project:
No
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Was an evaluation conducted for this project:
No
Was a final written evaluation report produced:
No
Can the final written evaluation report be shared publicly on the IMLS website:
No
Was the evaluation conducted by project staff (either SLAA or local library) or by a third-party evaluator:
Third-Party
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Exemplary: No
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