Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Grant

Project scope and expected results:

The Logan County Clerk’s Office and Archives seek to strategically rearrange current records to maximize storage space, which will provide room for expansion, and ensure the preservation of records.  Once completed, the Clerk’s Office and Archives will have a more organized record management system which will provide faster retrieval of documents, space to store future records, and ensure the preservation of these historical documents through modernization.

Vault 1st Floor East Wall

BEFORE

boxes moved to 2nd floor

books stored in 1st floor cells until new high density shelving is installed

DURING

AFTER

shelving from 2nd floor balcony

Vault 1st Floor West Wall

BEFORE

shelves and boxes moved to 2nd floor

DURING

empty until new high density shelving is installed

AFTER

Vault 2nd Floor East Wall

BEFORE

old metal drawers were scrapped

shelves and books moved to 1st floor

DURING

AFTER

shelving and boxes from 1st floor

Vault 2nd Floor Balcony

BEFORE

books stored in 1st floor cells until new high density shelving is installed

shelves moved to 1st floor east wall

DURING

over 1000 boxes were moved from the 1st floor and stored in the 2nd floor cells until the shelving was in place

AFTER

shelving from the 1st floor

but not completely filled yet