Call & Collect service now available at the Library

MEDIA RELEASE Friday 1 May 2020

Call & Collect service now available at the Library

Are you running out of reading material and not a fan of eBooks? Bathurst Library is launching a new Call & Collect service so library members can borrow new items while the main building remains closed.

Starting Monday May 4, current library members can call the library on 6333 6281 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) and arrange to pick up a bundle of books, audiobooks, DVDs or magazines that staff will select based on the member’s preferences.

Bundles will be available for pick-up at a no-contact collection point in the library foyer from 12-4pm the following business day (Monday to Friday only). Members will need to bring identification. If an item reserved via the library catalogue is available it will be added to the bundle.

Mayor Bobby Bourke said library staff were looking forward to providing members with physical items.

“We know how important reading is to our community and that not everyone can access online resources, he said.”

“Staff have been investigating how they can provide items to members while still respecting government health guidelines. Protocols have now been put in place so they can offer a contactless pick-up from the foyer”.

Members are asked to follow social distancing guidelines when using the Call & Collect service and stay home if they are unwell. Returns can be placed in the chute at the front of the library at any time, with staff quarantining all items for four days before replacing them on the shelves.

Manager Library Services Patou Clerc said the library’s online collection has also recently been expanded with the addition of a new eLibrary platform called Indyreads, plus a Homework Help page for students. “If you are not already a library member you can still access these services by joining as a temporary eMember on our website,” she said. “Plus, we are also still holding virtual storytimes and kids craft activities via Facebook each week, and have just started hosting virtual author talks.”

For more information about Call & Collect or other library services, call 6333 6281 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.

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