Atlantic Public Library Director Michelle Andersen reports the library will offer another opportunity for library card-holders to check out new materials, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, this week. The material check out will take place similar to the curbside delivery offered in March, but Andersen says now, they are asking patrons to set an appointment to pick up materials in the reading garden.

Here are the rules:

• Patrons must request materials at least one day in advance of the day they wish to pick them up.
• Requests can be specific or general, but must include how many TOTAL items you would like.
• The policy of 4 DVD’s per account will continue.

Requests can be made through your online library catalog account, by e-mailing atlanticpubliclibrary@gmail.com, by calling 243-5466, or texting 712-201-3280. The Library staff will process your request and checkout to your account. Someone will then contact you to set up a pick-up appointment. Anyone who has reserves already waiting will be notified that they can set a pick-up appointment as well.

Grab & Go pick-up service will be available 11-a.m. to 5-p.m., Thursday and Friday (April 9-10), and 9-a.m. to 1-p.m. Saturday (April 11). At your scheduled time, walk into the garden, and your materials will be waiting for you. Please arrive at your scheduled time and maintain a six-foot social distance from staff. If you are sick, please do NOT come to pick up your materials. You can send someone else in your place.

Andersen says the Atlantic Public Library will re-evaluate this service on a weekly basis, and will follow recommendations from public health agencies. She says “We hope to offer some sort of materials checkout until the building is able to be open, but it may be discontinued at any time.”