Services
Services We Offer
With Overton & Associates, you can obtain: – Library moving consulting – A professional team with over 35 years in the library moving sector – Experts focused on organizing, scheduling, and planning You won’t find another library moving company as efficient as Overton & Associates! We’ve managed to move over 1 million volumes by utilizing local labor, saving you time and money. From the first moment you contact us, we’ll make sure we deliver the best possible results and protect your physical library!
- Measuring collections
- Determine fill rates and placement of collections (mapping)
- Offer cost saving recommendations in regards to your move
- Write an RFP and manage the bid process
- Determine the right mover for your project
- Manage the move
- Identify costly “red flags” that only an experienced library mover can foresee
- Analyze your existing plan “Look Over your Shoulder” service
- Coordinate all aspects of the move
- New shelving
- New furniture
- Coordinate the completion of construction
Moving Yourself?
Do you need efficient and professional library moving consulting? With Overton & Associates, you can make sure your library collection stays organized while you save money and time. We’ve been working with libraries since 1985, supporting several libraries and universities, such as Gannon University, DePauw University and the Bangor Public Library.
- O &A has managed and executed library moves by utilizing volunteers, local labor and utilizing the resources of local moving companies.
- Our simple pre-move labeling procedures will insure that any worker can accurately move your collection.
- Did you know that even the professional library mover’s utilize local labor and the majority of that labor has never been involved in a library move?
- With unemployment high, why not give your neighbors a chance to earn extra money?
- O&A just completed moving the Special Collection at Southern Illinois University
- The move encompassed over 100,000 books and over 20,000 University Archive boxes
- We organized the archival and book collections from two locations and merged each collection into one consecutive sequence in the new Morris Library.
- We utilized university labor that consisted of 25 laborers, foreman and drivers
- The majority of workers have been out of work for the past 4 months
- Is there a better feeling than to give local workers an opportunity to earn money and complete a complex project under budget and within the designated time-line?
- Why not speak to O&A and discuss how to make a library move fun?
- Have helped Lehigh University and Southern Illinois University move themselves
Request a Quote Today
We work in a timely, efficient way and offer competitive prices. We pride ourselves on providing a smooth and speedy process. Call us now and let us help you. If you’re considering our library moving consulting services, please reach out to us now! We’ll be glad to talk with you and see how we can best serve you.
