Regina Public Library rolling out curbside service

If you’ve been longing to pick up a good read for quarantining this summer, curbside service is coming to the Regina Public Library (RPL).

Starting Monday, customers can return materials to four library branch locations, although pickup of materials won’t begin until June 15.

“Our community has been telling us they need new books to read and with new safety protocols, we’re happy to serve,” Sean Quinlan, chair of the RPL board of directors, said in a news release issued Thursday. “Customers can now walk, ride, or run to these four branches and get those items they’ve been waiting for.”

There will be four locations at which materials can be picked up and returned: Central Library, George Bothwell branch at Southland Mall, Sunrise branch, and Sherwood Village branch.

Services will be available Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Instructions on how to return library materials are available on RPL’S website: reginalibrary.ca.

Instructions for curbside pickup are coming soon.

Buildings will remain closed to the public, with pickups outside of the branch, and book drops will be unlocked at these four locations during the times listed. Further safety measures will be established, including social distancing requirement.

For more information call 306777-6000 or email askalibrarian@reginalibrary.ca. Hotline hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Saturday, and 1 p.m.to 5 p.m. on Sunday.