Capital Area District Libraries to test curbside delivery beginning in June

Ken Palmer
Lansing State Journal
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LANSING - The Capital Area District Libraries system is borrowing a trick from grocery stores and retailers to appeal to patrons on the go: curbside service.

Capitol Area District Libraries will test curbside delivery at some its branches this summer, including the downtown Lansing location.

CADL plans to test the concept beginning next month at its Aurelius and Okemos branches.

Library members can request the materials they want by phone, then swing by the branch and have them delivered to their vehicles.

The free service will be available weekdays from noon to 6 p.m. at the Okemos Road branch and during various hours from Monday through Saturday at the Aurelius Road branch, CADL said in a news release.

The downtown Lansing branch will offer the service later this summer.

Library officials said curbside pickup should appeal to patrons who are short on time, as well as people with mobility issues or with children in car seats.

Some items will be excluded from curbside delivery, including Launchpad tablets, American Girl dolls and Library of Things items, CADL said. 

The concept is being tried at libraries around the country, including the Cincinnati and Louisville areas, CADL said. It was unclear if other Michigan public library systems are testing the idea, although Western Michigan University delivers books via inter-campus mail and by UPS to students and faculty in off-campus programs.

More details are available here.

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