Back in January, a person on the List mentioned her experience with how slow the Mid-Continent Library - Independence is in getting donated genealogy books on the shelves. See the note below from the Genealogy Librarian regarding this issue. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice Schultz, Genealogy Librarian" <ge_librarian@mcpl.lib.mo.us> To: <JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 2:27 PM Subject: Mid-Continent Library Dear John, Thank you for sharing the comment about Mid-Continent Library with VG as found on the Jackson County Rootsweb list. We appreciate your fine support. Could you please forward the following to the Jackson County list? In the last two years Mid-Continent Library has made a great effort in getting books, both donated and purchased, onto the shelves in a timely manner. This was not always true in the past, but currently hardback books are on the shelves within a month. Books which need to go to the bindery will usually take three months. We appreciate donations from individuals and organizations. You may view our holdings by using our library catalog at www.mcpl.lib.mo.us. Janice Schultz, Genealogy Librarian Mid-Continent Public Library ge_librarian@mcpl.lib.mo.us -=- http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/ge Unless explicitly attributed, the opinions expressed are personal. ========Original Message======== January 24, 2003 The only problem we seem to have at the Mid=Cont Library in Independence, is that it takes almost 2 years to catalog the books you donate and another year to get the dang thing out on the selves for all to use.... I know I have donated lots of genealogy books to them :( ----- Original Message ----- From: "" <> To: <MOJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [MOJACKSO] Death Certificate Searches >When I order a book from another state or county I copy the cover/title page >and the information about my family. Then I send the book "home" to the >Genealogy library in Independence. I figure it will be there if I would ever >want to see it again and I know they appreciate the opportunity to expand >their collection. > >