Starting Friday, May 22, 2020 the Dryden Public Library will be offering a Curbside Pick Up Program for Library Material.
Ordering Material
Patrons with library cards in good standing will be able to order material over the phone during regular operating hours, or through our Curbside Pick Up Form. There will be a limit of 3 DVDs, 5 Children’s Books, and 5 Adult/YA items per household, per week. Due dates for DVD and Blu-ray material will be extended to 7-day loans. Unfortunately, inter-library loan services are currently unavailable. You can search the Library's Catalogue to find material, and if you need help selecting a title our staff will be happy to help you over the phone.
Picking Up Material
Material will be available for pick up on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Once your order is ready our staff will contact you by telephone or email. We will ask you to provide an estimate pick up time, to help us organize our orders.
When you arrive at the Library please call the Library’s circulation desk to notify staff. If you do not have access to a cellphone you can ring the doorbell located by the front entrance, or knock on the front door. Once you have notified staff please return behind the marked line on the sidewalk to maintain physical distancing.
Our staff members will retrieve materials, which will be in a sealed, disposable plastic bag. We will place the bag on a table located outside the Library entrance. To ensure social distancing, we will not bring library material outside if you are not behind the marked line. Once the staff member has returned inside, you can retrieve your material from the table. A checkout slip with the due dates will be inside the bag.
The safety of staff and patrons is our priority. Patrons must follow all safety guidelines laid out by staff, as well as all behavioural guidelines listed in our Patron Code of Conduct. Patrons who do not follow these guidelines will not be able to pick up their material and may have their library privileges suspended.
Returning Material
As the Library remains closed to the public, all items must be returned through the book drop, which is accessible 24/7.
Disclaimers
Curbside pick-up, staffing, phone hours, and other services may change at any time due to changed in the local or provincial situation. Updates will be posted on our website, and social media platforms as developments occur.
Returned materials will be cleaned and quarantined for at least 72 hours before being placed back into the lending collection. Although we strive to sanitize and practice safe handling of materials, The Dryden Public Library cannot guarantee the sanitation of library items. Please handle items with caution.
Patrons are advised to wash hands before and after handling library material, to avoid touching their face while reading, and to avoid sneezing or coughing on library material, for their safety and the safety of the public.
Patrons who are immunosuppressed or otherwise at a high risk of COVID-19 infection should not take out material from the Library at this time.
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