The Montana Courier Alliance allows Montanans access to books and items from across the state, opening the doors of opportunity for all Montanans with access to this service, while being a more cost effective and time efficient Interlibrary Loan option for libraries.
Montana Courier Alliance
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- Courier: Western Peaks Logistics
- WPL Portal Link
- Create/Update Staff Account Request
- Please submit a ticket if you need an account created for a new staff member. Name, Library Name, Email, Phone needed
- WPL Montana Dispatch Support:
Quick Questions/Updates on Delivery for Courier- Phone: 406-245-8622
- Email: billingsdispatch@deliverthewest.com
- Montana State Library
- Larger Questions/Changes to Service/Issues
- Ticket System
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Supplies Crates:
Uline Crates: Collapsible Milk Crates- 20 X 13 X 10”.
- Purchase 12 Crates Per Year: $45 a piece- Total:$ 540
- Quick Replacements:3 minimum at $46 a piece
Label Holders:
- 5X7 Press-On Vinyl Envelopes: 50 envelopes per carton- $44-preferred- Fold label twice
- 6X9 Press-On Vinyl Envelopes: 50 envelopes per carton- $46 preferred- Fold label once.
- 6X9 Lock and Press Envelopes: 1,000 per box: Fewer uses.
Policies and Procedures:
- Labels and orders must be made in the Courier Portal
- A crate will not be delivered without a label printed through the courier portal.
- Cancel Order - Submit ticket
- Statewide Projects- Sub Category: Courier
- Cancel Order- Please include: “Order ID Number”
- Cancel Scheduled Stop:
- Missed Stops (More than 1 that month): Submit ticket
- Missing Crates: If it’s just one you can contact WPL Billings Dispatch with order ID Number.
- Phone: 406-245-8622
- Email: billingsdispatch@deliverthewest.com
- Multiple: Submit ticket
- Crates: They must be fully locked open- Press until you hear it lock. They must be in good working order. If they are broken, please discard and order a replacement. Courier has right to refuse to take a broken/falling apart crate.
- Damaged Items: Submit ticket with photo.
Directions- Making Orders and Tracking
Making Orders/Labels
- Directions to Make Order/Label
- Video on how to Make Order/Print Label- Video Coming Soon!
- Default Settings: Pickup Address and Number of Packages
- Default Settings: Pickup Date/Time and Delivery Date.
Tracking Information
- Directions for Tracking Order-ARRIVING to your library
- Directions for Tracking Order- SENT by your library
- Video on how to Track Order- Video Coming Soon!
- Default Settings: Tracking Options
- Video on Default Tracking Options- Video Coming Soon!
- Video: How to Update your Account Information- Video Coming Soon
- Ticket- Issues/Questions
The Courier will be able to add more stops! If you are not currently on the Courier but would like to be or interested in joining/starting a sharing group, please take this survey: Courier/Sharing Group Survey.
Note - We won't be able to add any new libraries at the moment, but once we have the portal/labels up and running we can add libraries currently in a sharing group, then we'll work on adding those interested in joining/starting a sharing group! Thank you to those who have currently filled out the survey!
Questions: Contact Savanna Sill at ssill@mt.gov
This service is funded in part through participating library fees and in part with federal Library Services and Technology Act funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Montana State Library.
