I’ve been jealously eyeing people’s Instagram and Facebook posts showing off their book hauls from their library’s curbside pickup service. A lot of libraries opened for pickup while I’ve been not-so-patiently waiting for announcements from both my city and county libraries.
Now my county library has finally figured out how to handle pickup service. They’re offering only walkup or bikeup pickups at my location rather than curbside service because there’s not enough space on the street for cars to line up while still keeping two-way traffic open. Therefore, they’ve had to set up two pickup lines on the side of the facility, in a space between two buildings.
I was thrilled yesterday to pick up The Only Child by Mi-ae Seo, which I’ve had on request for six or seven months.
On a related note, I hadn’t driven in so long that I almost forgot how.
There’s still no word on when pickup will be available at city libraries, but I’ve always had more luck getting books I want from the county library anyway.
Long live public libraries!
© 2020 by Mary Daniels Brown
Yes, three cheers for libraries!