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Photo gallery: Yale Library Shelving Facility staff and friends celebrate 25 years

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  • Man in dark sweater and grey pants and glasses gestures with right arm, leading tour in warehouse to group of 9 people who are gazing up.
  • Woman at left and two men in sweatshirts and caps look at cell phone in hand of man at right
  • woman with long wavy brown hair and glasses on top of head and black jacket stands next to smiling man with blue fleece jacket
  • woman with black ponytail and multicolor striped sweater laughs with taller woman with long brown hair and black cardigan and pants. Behind them are shelves of brown boxes and a cart that reads "Please do not go beyond this point"
  • Woman with blue fleece jacket and brown hair stands among group of people socializing. A buffet table with plates of food is at right.
  • Young boy with curly black hair and grey jacket stands next to man with beard, gray jacket and cap with folded arms. At right is woman in black top tilting head and smiling at camera
  • Five people pose for camera: left to right, tall bald man with glasses, short woman with plaid scarf and white top, woman with black dress and pearl necklace, man with suit jacket holding glass, woman with brown hair holding glass, all smiling
  • Woman with short brown hair and black shirt and jacket poses with man with blue cap and sweater with white letters that read "Y Yale Bulldogs"
  • Bald man at left with dark glasses and black shirt holds plastic bottle listening to bald man at right who holds plate of food in left hand and gestures with right
  • Three men talking in warehouse with tall grey shelving and orange bars. Short man is talking and two taller men are laughing.
  • Two men sit on long wooden desk. Both wear blue shirts that read "Y Yale Bulldogs." Man at right wears cap. Third man at far left is bald stands and wears grey sweatshirt.
  • Two men talk. Man at left in black and white plaid shirt has back to camera. Man at right has dark blue sweatshirt with "FF" logo. He is smiling, has short, white hair and glasses. They are in long grey hallway.
  • Woman with long dark hair and glasses leans over cell phone smiling. Man in blue sweatshirt looks on smiling. Shirt has white lettering that reads "Y Yale Bulldogs"
  • Man in blue t-shirt holding beer bottle points to woman in black coat who is laughing and holds a brown paper bag and blue fleece jacket
December 7, 2023

Since 1998, the Yale Library Shelving Facility (LSF) has enabled the library’s collection to grow exponentially while still ensuring that users have access to the resources they need.

Gary Burcheski, manager of Library Collection Services, reports that in those 25 years, LSF staff have successfully fulfilled the more than 1.82 million requests for materials that the facility has received. “No unmet requests have been reported,” he added. 

This November, staff, family, and friends gathered to celebrate LSF’s excellent record, efficient work methods, commitment to service, and safe storage of its more than 8.5 million items now on site.

Photos by Robert Lisak

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