1. Blue Sky Express Shipping
Shipping Library Materials from Kansas to Colorado and Back

2. Addressing Packages
Henry shipping labels with delivery codes are REQUIRED. The labels have an H monogram in the upper left corner.
Look for the link to Colorado shipping labels “CO Blue Sky Libraries” at the Henry Industries website:

3. Colorado Blue Sky labels

4. Blue Sky Labels
At this time, only libraries that lend through OCLC are included on the Blue Sky labels list. Need to send to another Colorado library? Contact the Courier Coordinator at

5. Packaging
Send material to Colorado in a red nylon Kansas Library Express shipping bag.

6. The Blue Sky Route
Colorado shipments are handled by your Kansas Library Express courier.
Photo credit: “Snow Capped Rockies on the horizon” by Flickr user jtowns, under a CC license.

7. How Materials Travel
All Blue Sky materials are sent to Colorado by way of Goodland in covered Blue Sky Express shipping crates.

8. Bags Returning to Kansas
Colorado libraries will remove materials from bags.
Bags are returned to Northeast Kansas Library System in bundles.
The bags are re-distributed to Kansas libraries upon request. Call the NEKLS office (785) or

9. Transit Time on Blue Sky
Monday: Items in Kansas are picked up, then sorted in Wichita.
Tuesday: Items are delivered to Goodland Public Library. Later that day, items are picked up by the Colorado courier and delivered to Denver for sorting.
Wednesday: Items are delivered to their Colorado destination.

10. Typical Time Required
One additional day is required for transit back to Kansas if the Colorado driver arrives in Goodland after the Kansas
delivery is made.

11. Blue Sky Deliveries
For libraries that have 5-day per week courier delivery:
transit time is 3 days for materials shipped to Colorado
Transit time is 4 days for materials shipped to Kansas
Additional time is required if either library has 3-day per week courier service.

12. Colorado Shipping Process
Colorado libraries do not use shipping bags. Items shipped from Colorado will be bundled with rubber bands or fewer items in each bundle.
Blue Sky Express shipments from Colorado are delivered in crates to Wichita. Materials remain in closed shipping crates while in Goodland.

13. Two states = two ways to ship
Kansas libraries follow procedures used for Kansas Library Express shipping (red bags with labels in windows).
Colorado libraries follow procedures used for their in-state courier shipping (labeled, rubber banded bundles).

14. Shipping Is Simple
Each state has its own, unique packing and labeling procedures. No one needs to change!
What you receive looks different than what you send. This is not a problem!