Optimize Your Offsite Storage

Take your library storage to the next level with Spacesaver

August 12, 2024

Offsite library shelving in vanishing perspective

Are you looking for a smart and efficient way to store your library’s growing collection of books, journals, and other materials? Do you want to optimize your offsite storage space and reduce operating costs? Spacesaver’s High-Bay Shelving Systems are the ultimate solution for offsite library storage.

Spacesaver’s High-Bay Shelving Systems are designed to maximize vertical space and minimize footprint. They can extend up to 35 feet high, allowing you to store more items in less floor area. These systems are also engineered to withstand the load and seismic requirements of your facility, ensuring the safety and security of your collection. High-Bay Shelving Systems offer many features and benefits that make them a great choice for offsite library storage. They are compatible with various storage items, from small to large, and are customizable to fit any need. This flexibility allows you to store different types of materials in one efficient system.

Whether you need to store books, journals, archives, manuscripts, or special collections, Spacesaver has the right solution for you. This allows you to use your existing library space for more than just book storage, enabling you to create areas for study, collaboration, or special events.

Concerned about safety? We are too. Our safety activation options—Photo Sweep® and aisle-entry sensors—can recognize an obstruction, stop the carriage from closing, and back the mobile carriage away from the object. LED indicators illuminate on both sides of the aisle to notify users where the safety sensor was activated.

Our powered mobile electric shelving systems are reliable, fast, and safe. Users can activate system movement with the push of a button and then enter the aisle as it opens. The versatile operation methods help users move thousands of pounds with a touchpad control, a radio frequency remote, or the TUSC® Control app.

Contact Spacesaver today to learn more about our High-Bay Shelving Systems and how they can help achieve your offsite library storage goals. You can also visit our website to see some successful projects and testimonials from satisfied clients. Spacesaver’s High-Bay Shelving Systems are the gold standard for offsite library storage.

Don’t miss this opportunity to take your library storage to the next level. With Spacesaver’s High-Bay Shelving Systems, you can store more, save more, and access more of your library’s valuable collection.

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