Why make it so complicated?

I am avid user of the Fresno County Public Library, making good use of their large network of books, cd's and dvd's through the online request system.

One thing that is especially irritating and wasteful is the way the library system handles transfer requests.

I can look online and see that my local library branch has a book that I want on their shelf. This is great! But, often, I won't be able to make it to the library for a few days, and would like to make sure that book is still available. So, it would make sense to me, that if i place a hold on the item, one of the staff members of my local library (in my profile) gets notified, walks over, grabs the book off the shelf and places it with the other held books.

Instead, our library system will request this book from another library branch, often times a branch out of town. This adds to the transportation costs, personnel costs, etc for the library, rather unnecessarily.

Or, am i crazy?