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Hi Kate, I no nothing on the issue so don’t laugh to loud at my response. Do you even need a bag if you aren’t contact to contact and placing them in their trunk? I realize carrying them is easier by carrying them in bags rather than piles. Maybe have a trial period of a couple of weeks to see if it works bag-free or significantly reduce them? Or if carrying them to the car in a bag is easier then simply take them out once placing them in the trunk? I absolutely for eliminating plastic where we can! 😊 Christy Christy M. Chandler | State Data Coordinator Tennessee State Library & Archives Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett 1001 5th Avenue North Nashville. TN 37219 work 615.532.4601 :: fax 615.532.9904 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> This electronic mail may be subject to the Tennessee Public Records Act, Tenn. Code Ann. 10-7-503. Any reply to this email may also be subject to this act. The mission of the Office of the Secretary of State is to exceed the expectations of our customers, the taxpayers, by operating at the highest levels of accuracy, cost-effectiveness, and accountability in a customer-centered environment. Secretary of State Social Media Links: www.facebook.com/TennesseeSecretaryofState<http://www.facebook.com/TennesseeSecretaryofState> www.facebook.com/TNStateLibraryArchives/timeline<http://www.facebook.com/TNStateLibraryArchives/timeline> From: Tennessee Library Association and other Tennessee librarians <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Wingate, Kate (Library) Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2021 1:57 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [EXTERNAL] Plastic Bags for Curbside Delivery [External Email] Hello, I’m a new listserv member, and work in circulation at a branch of the Nashville Public Library. I haven’t done an extensive search through the listserv archives about this, so apologies if this has been covered in a previous post. If so, please feel free to direct me to it. We are still in the phase of reopening in which we are providing curbside service to our patrons. This looks a little bit different at each of our locations, but the gist of it is that once patrons are notified that they have items to pick up, they drive to the library, stay in their car and give us a call with their name and library card number, and then we check their items out, put them in a plastic bag, and run them out to the patron’s trunk. We are going through SO MANY plastic bags through this process, especially when a patron is picking up large or heavy items. I’d like to know how other libraries or library systems are handling this, and if you’ve found an alternative curbside method that eliminates the need for plastic bags. And if not, and you have the same concern, please let me know as I’d love to put our heads together to figure this out. To be clear, I am coming from an environmental-concern perspective on this rather than a cost concern about the expense of the plastic bags. Thank you! Kate Wingate [cid:[log in to unmask]] Kate Wingate (she/her/hers) | Circulation Assistant ________________________________ Nashville Public Library<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/library.nashville.org/__;!!PRtDf9A!5jyvPtNsTDylgnJ09DYD0LB_IvwKRAYD4uoYrnvqggI844WmvAVl04GPp3IvT2dHRsmybQ$> | Richland Park Branch 4711 Charlotte Avenue | Nashville TN | 37209 615.862.5870 Library Journal’s 2017 Library of the Year