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Recurring Event Event Series: Libraries Expand Service Indoors

Libraries Expand Service Indoors

November 5, 2020

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Libraries Expand Service Indoors with Grab & Go, Expanded Hours, and Computers

 

SCPL Reorganizes to Provide Fast and Easy Pickup, Later Closing Times, and Computers

 

The Santa Cruz Public Libraries (SCPL) will implement service changes that makes picking up library materials easier, provides access to computers, and expands service hours starting this November.

 

As fall weather approaches, SCPL recognizes the need to begin offering services safely indoors. Grab & Go lobby service allows patrons to enter library lobbies to retrieve library materials on hold. There is no need to call the branch upon arrival. Patrons will need to have their library card numbers and PIN or password to check out items using our self-checkout machines. An alternative method is for patrons to check out items themselves using our mobile app, available in iOS and Android app stores. Grab & Go will replace Curbside Pickup at the Aptos, Felton, Downtown, and Live Oak Branches beginning on November 9th. The Scotts Valley Branch is currently closed for construction and will open for Grab & Go service on November 16th.

 

Expanded hours intended to make the library more accessible to commuters and seniors are also part of the new service changes. All Grab & Go Branches will extend afternoon hours to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday starting November 14th. Each branch also offers one day per week with morning hours.

 

In addition to 27/7 WiFi and print job pickup already available at our service locations, we will introduce indoor computer access on November 14th. A limited number of computers will be available for 50 minute sessions on a first come-first served basis at the Aptos, Downtown, Felton, and Scotts Valley Branches. (Currently, the Downtown Library has an outdoor computer lab that will move indoors. Scotts Valley’s service will begin on November 16th when it reopens). Printing from library computers will also be available.

 

Library Director Susan Nemitz says, “When the pandemic first hit, we assigned more of our staff to support patrons by phone and online. We also sought innovative ways to support children and teachers in their new online learning environment. Staff also visited students when they picked up their lunches at school and provided services for them outside the walls of our library; and we have converted our programming, including story time, into live virtual experiences. We will continue to evolve safely in order to meet the many needs that our community seeks from its Library.”

 

ABOUT THE SANTA CRUZ PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM: 

The Santa Cruz Public Libraries (SCPL) delivers information, education, enrichment and inspiration through a network of 10 neighborhood library branches, a web-based digital library, a Bookmobile and community-based programs. SCPL serves children, teens and adults with innovative programming, professional services and community facilities that spark imagination and support discovery. Residents can explore a wide range of interests from academic research, book clubs and literacy programs to digital photography, locally-produced music and local history. Branch locations include Aptos, Boulder Creek, Branciforte, Capitola, Downtown Santa Cruz, Felton, Garfield Park, La Selva Beach, Live Oak and Scotts Valley. Learn more about SCPL at SantaCruzPL.org or via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter and YouTube.

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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Santa Cruz, CA 95060 United States + Google Map
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