Back in the late 1990s, we obtained used shelving from a public library that had closed, when I served on the Board of Trustees of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. Each year, our United Way chapter has an annual "Day of Caring," when local companies allow some of their employees to skip work for one day, to do work for a local non-profit organization. So, one of the tasks accomplished by the volunteers at the Library, during that "Day of Caring," was to assemble these shelving units. So, you might check with the United Way in your area to see if they have a similar annual program. Another group, called "Pittsburgh Cares," has similar programs all year-round. So, you might also check with other non-profits and social service groups in your area, to see if they have similar types of programs. gaw >>>Original Message: Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 16:54:34 -0600 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Shelving To: [log in to unmask] I concur with Kelli Bacon about getting the installation included with the purchase of the shelving. Several years ago our little local history museum in Oconomowoc purchased used metal shelving from a local office supply store that went out of business. We bought the entire store for $300, good shelving at a great price, right? Wrong! Only later did I discover that all the hundreds of shelving components dumped in my storage area was mismatched, disassembelled in a hurry, and the shelving was from three different companies that are not compatible. To make matters worse, no one will volunteer to re-assembell the shelves, so it's left to me put them together and me with absolutely no mechanical ability. (as a child I guess I was playing with dolls instead an erector set) I did ask our carpenter to help me sort it out and he did but at his carpenter-hourly wage, so that isn't an option either. My advice, get your price for shelving with the assembely and installation included. Sorry, I guess I over-ran my whinning-time today. Valerie Davis Oconomowoc and Lake Country Museum ===== gaw Glenn A. Walsh Electronic Mail - < [log in to unmask] > Author of History Web Sites on the Internet -- * Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh: < http://www.planetarium.cc > * Adler Planetarium, Chicago: < http://adlerplanetarium.tripod.com > * Astronomer & Optician John A. Brashear: < http://johnbrashear.tripod.com > * Andrew Carnegie & Carnegie Libraries: < http://www.andrewcarnegie.cc > * Duquesne Incline cable-car railway, Pittsburgh: < http://www.incline.cc > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).