Lambton County Library Curbside Pickup Services Begins June 8

Wyoming, ON - Lambton County Library has finalized its plans to offer a contactless curbside pickup service at 13 of its locations and will begin offering the service on Monday, June 8, 2020. Libraries in Alvinston, Bright's Grove, Corunna, Florence, Forest, Mallroad, Oil Springs, Petrolia, Point Edward, Sombra, Thedford, Watford and Wyoming have established temporary hours of operation to provide the new contactless service to the community.

"We are pleased we can gradually reintroduce library service to our community, in accordance with the Province's requirements," said Lambton County Warden Bill Weber. "Our library service provides information, entertainment and recreation for many people in Lambton and it is an important community service that has been missed since Lambton County Library's closure began in March." 

The contactless pickup service is permitted under Stage 1 of the Province of Ontario's Framework for Reopening Our Province in response to COVID-19. The new service model incorporates guidelines established by the Province of Ontario and public health officials to minimize risk to employees and patrons of the service.

"Employees returning to work will receive training to understand how COVID-19 is spread and how they can protect themselves and others by practicing good and regular hand hygiene, cough and sneeze etiquette, knowing the symptoms of COVID-19, self-monitoring for symptoms, using provided personal protective equipment effectively and respecting physical and social distancing requirements while at work," said Andrew Meyer, General Manager, Cultural Services. "We will also be quarantining returned library materials for a 72-hour period, disinfecting them, and are providing enhanced cleaning and disinfecting within the libraries offering the service."

Libraries remain closed to the public under provincial order. To access this service, library card holders must reserve materials in advance using one of the following methods:

1. Online using the library's catalogue at lclibrary.ca;
2. By calling a library offering curbside pickup if they have a particular title they would like to reserve; or
3. By calling the Lambton County Library Readers' Advisory Service at 519-337-3291 ext. 5909 or 1-866-324-6912 ext. 5909 from Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., to have library employees choose material based on the library cardholder's preferences.

Card holders will select one of 13 designated library locations for pickup and will receive a phone call when the material is ready. When picking up materials, patrons will be instructed to park in spaces that are designated with signage for curbside pickup. 

All material can be returned to a drop box at any Lambton County Library location. Returned materials will be quarantined for 72 hours after drop boxes are emptied and before they are marked as returned. Please be advised returned materials may still appear on your account for up to ten days and late fees will not accrue. 

Hours of operation at the 13 Lambton County Library locations offering curbside pickup are as follows:

For more information about Lambton County Library's curbside pickup service, visit lclibrary.ca.

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Please contact:

Andrew Meyer
General Manager, Cultural Services
County of Lambton
519-845-0809 ext. 5236
Email Andrew Meyer