Upcoming Events

NWYS Meeting, Friday, March 12 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM

On The Front Lines: The Seventh Statewide Library Practitioners Conference, Monday, March 15 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM

MLS & LIMRiCC Board Mtgs., Monday, March 15 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

On The Front Lines: The Seventh Statewide Library Practitioners Conference, Tuesday, March 16 8:00 AM - 8:30 PM

Stephen Abram: Building the Library Experience, Tuesday, March 16 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Reception for Gretel Stock-Kupperman, Tuesday, March 16 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

WJ: Implementing an Online Help Desk Using Event Tracker, Tuesday, March 16 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Organizational Planning Committee, Tuesday, March 16 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Delivery

On Demand Pickup Request
MLS Delivery on Demand Libraries can request all next day “On-Demand” pickups by filling out the On-Demand Pickup Request form.

To use this form, you need a login and password issued by MLS. Please contact Randy Patka at patkar@mls.lib.il.us or (630) 734-5140 if you need assistance with your login or password.

When an on-demand member has an item for pickup by the delivery driver, this form must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. for pickup the next business day. When an item for an on-demand library arrives at MLS, the driver will automatically deliver it on the next business day.

If you are not sure if your library receives daily delivery or on-demand delivery, you can check the list to find out. If you have questions about delivery or your route information, please contact Randy Patka at patkar@mls.lib.il.us or (630) 734-5140.

Route Lists and Direct Delivery Members

SWAN Delivery Lists

CARLI Member Deliveries

About MLS Delivery

The MLS delivery trucks hit the road at 4 a.m. every working day. We drive nearly 100,000 miles to deliver over 3 million items to member libraries every year.

As stated in the Standards of Illinois Multitype Library Systems, “Delivery services facilitate the physical transfer of library materials and information among ILLINET members within the System.”

Number of daily delivery routes
4
Number of Indirect Delivery libraries
57
Number of five-day per week delivery stops
102
Number of Delivery on Demand libraries
112
Miles traveled per week
1,805
Miles traveled annually
93,860
Number of items transported annually
3,124,510

MLS Delivery Staff

  • Randy Patka, Delivery Manager
    (630) 734-5140 patkar@mls.lib.il.us
  • Delivery Room / Mailroom
    (630) 734-5152