Public Libraries Begin Curbside Service June 22

Schuylerville Public Library will be reopening in phases and the Curbside Service Phase will begin on Monday, June 22. 

Library card holders may place requests for books, movies, and any other materials online at pac.sals.edu or by calling the Library at 518-695-6641.  Operating hours and curbside pickup windows will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 2-7 p.m. 

Library staff will arrange curbside pickup appointments with patrons once their items are ready and make contactless deliveries to vehicles. No members of the public will be allowed in the building. 

The Schuylerville Public Library is a school district library, established in 2013 to serve the towns and villages of Easton, Fort Edward, Greenwich, Northumberland, Saratoga, Schuylerville, Stillwater, Victory and Wilton. Visit www.schuylervillelibrary.sals.edu for more information. 

Saratoga Springs Public Library plans to begin contactless pickup on June 22; the schedule for that service will be 10 a.m. -6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

Ike Pulver, Library Director:  We anticipate that we will be able to allow staff back into the building by midweek next week to start that process.  At the moment, there are approximately 3,000 items in the library waiting to be checked in and shelved or shipped back to their owning libraries, and about 26,000 items checked out of our library alone. Throughout the SALS and MVLS regions, there are about 271,000 items out. If they all come flooding back in at the same time, we will be overwhelmed, so we ask that you hold on to them for a bit longer. All due dates and overdue fines are still suspended.

When we are able to begin contactless pickup, it will be by appointment only, and it is very unlikely that it will be a same day service, given the complexity of our required safety protocols, the size of our building, and the number of requests. Much more information about how that process will work will be coming soon. When we are ready to begin that service, there will be some new rules in place, including social distancing, a requirement to wear a face covering, and a “no-lingering” rule in order to be able to serve as many people as possible as safely as possible. Staff will be routinely cleaning and disinfecting and will be required to maintain their distance from one another.

For more information on Saratoga Springs Public Library curbside services please visit www.loc8nearme.com/new-york/saratoga-springs/saratoga-springs-public-library/5614245.