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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm just reading through this thread for the first time and, holy crap did it take a turn fast!  All OP wanted was to ask why libraries can't open up for curbside pick up.  Instead, she got people jumping on her for not having a Kindle, comments about libraries smelling bad, and false claims about libraries harboring homeless drifters and wayward children.  WTH?!?

I'm really disappointed about the libraries too, OP.  We used to go there every week or two.  Our library system was supposed to do curbside service during the pandemic but cancelled it.  It seems doable:  a large building with plenty of open space where employees could easily keep 10 feet apart, wear protective masks, gloves, etc.  Even allowing families to check out a few books a week would be beneficial to the entire community.  If restaurants can do contact-free delivery, I'm sure there's a way to figure out contact-free pick-up.[/quote]

[b]The difference between a library doing curbside pickup and a restaurant is that a library needs to accept returned items. Thousands of them. As a librarian, I can tell you that many people do not have the best hygiene with library books in general. Libraries will have to provide cleaning supplies to deal with outer covers and even before it gets to that point, the books will have to be quarantined for a period[/b].[/quote]

Please listen to the librarian (bold above), folks.

This is the same point made earlier in the thread in a link someone provided, to a column by another librarian, about why curbside pickup of library books is not safe for library staff or for the public, and [u]not[/u] at all equivalent to getting curbside takeout from a restaurant. Here's the link again because I suspect most of the "libraries can just open for pickup" posters haven't read it yet:

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=Why-Yo...bside-During-COVID-19-Backtalk

I get that it's frustrating for parents who want to be able to get books for their kids during this time, but this is a case of basic health and safety. I also do understand the aversion to screens. But many posters have offered ideas, from searching for free books iin front-yard "little libraries" (of which I see a lot more than a year ago) to reading books online for free (and you don't even need a Kindle to do it, just do some searches ). Not ideal for everyone but this is not forever, just for a while.  Wishing and lobbying here for library curbside service will not make it happen, so tomorrow, set out to find some little libraries and check out used book sites and free book sites online.

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