[Michlib-l] Plexiglass Barriers

[John Rucker]

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John Rucker, Director
Branch District Library
10 E. Chicago St.
Coldwater MI 49036

RuckerJ at BranchDistrictLibrary.org
http://www.BranchDistrictLibrary.org
Direct: 517-279-7848
517-278-2341, ext. 115
Fax: 517-278-2342


On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 4:05 PM John Rucker <
RuckerJ at branchdistrictlibrary.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Here's another option for anyone looking to put barriers up at your
> libraries. Pennzoni Display Company <https://www.pennzonidisplay.com/> in
> Sturgis has been great with us. They sell a wide variety of acrylic
> plexiglass products, including sneeze guards
> <https://www.pennzonidisplay.com/sneezeguard.aspx>. They also sell "drum
> booths" made of 6'x2' panels with hinges to allow you to have taller
> barriers if you need them.
>
> The edges are rounded off, not square and sharp like a piece of plexiglass
> from the hardware store might be, and the hinges make it super easy to mix
> and match the different sizes of plexiglass to custom make a wall with
> pass-through openings of any arbitrary length. Depending on the shape you
> come up with, it might be perfectly free-standing and self-supporting, like
> a drum booth usually is. Or, you can use gaffer's tape, which is strong,
> easy to work with, and leaves no residue when gently pulled off. (Gaffer
> Power is a great brand. Some of the cheaper ones don't tear off the roll as
> easily and do leave residue sometimes.)
>
> Pennzoni can do tax-exempt, but cannot do purchase orders. So pre-pay with
> a check or use a credit card. They were very responsive to email and phone
> inquiries, and even helped me load more than 50 sheets of plexiglass into
> my van when I went to pick it up. (We are close to Sturgis, they also ship
> via FedEx.)
>
> Attached are some shots of how we used these pieces to create barriers at
> some of our service points. One word of caution: while assembling the 6'
> sections is possible for one person, it really works better—and much
> faster!—with two.
>
> Be well!
>
>
> John Rucker, Director
> Branch District Library
> 10 E. Chicago St.
> Coldwater MI 49036
>
> RuckerJ at BranchDistrictLibrary.org
> http://www.BranchDistrictLibrary.org
> Direct: 517-279-7848
> 517-278-2341, ext. 115
> Fax: 517-278-2342
>
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>
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