[Michlib-l] GRPL Announces Move the Curbside Services

[Kristen Krueger-Corrado]

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kristen Corrado, 616.745-0969, kcorrado at grpl.org


*Grand Rapids Public Library Announces Move to Curbside Service*


GRAND RAPIDS (November 18, 2020) The Grand Rapids Public LIbrary (GRPL) 
will temporarily end in-person library services starting Monday, 
November 23. GRPL To Go curbside service will be offered at all 
locations as well as digital download and streaming services.

“We all need to do our part to help stop the spread of COVID-19,” said 
GRPL Director John McNaughton. “Moving to a curbside-only model is our 
way of mitigating the spread of the virus in the community and keeping 
our staff and patrons safe while still being able to access library 
material.”

GRPL To Go curbside service allows library patrons to place up to 25 
holds in their GRPL account and pick them up at the location of their 
choice. The no-contact pick up can be done via their vehicle or walk up. 
Holds must be placed in advance and a patron will be contacted when they 
are ready for pick up. Patrons have 14 days after receiving notification 
to pick up their holds.

Curbside service is available at all GRPL locations. Hours are Mondays 
and Tuesdays, 1-7pm; and Wednesdays 10 am - 4pm. On Fridays, Main, 
Madison, Van Belkum, West Side and Ottawa Hills branches offer curbside 
from 10 am - 4 pm. On Saturdays, curbside is available at Main, Seymour, 
West Leonard and Yankee Clipper from 10 am - 4pm.

The library also offers free printing services for patrons. Patrons can 
submit a document through a form and the library will print it and make 
it available for curbside pick up. Job seekers can use the free resume 
review service to get help finding a job.

In addition to the GRPL To Go curbside service for physical materials, 
GRPL offers a large variety of digital options including online library 
card signup and access to free eBooks, eAudiobooks, digital magazines, 
and streaming movies, tv shows and music. Learning resources such as 
Lynda, Creativebug, Ancestry, and more are also available online for 
free with a GRPL library card.

For more information, visit www.grpl.org/reopen. Library staff are 
available to answer questions and provide remote services. Call 
616-988-5400 or email askus at grpl.org for help.

The Grand Rapids Public Library is key to a dynamic, creative, livable 
city where people come together to learn and be heard.
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*Kristen Krueger-Corrado*
she/her/hers <https://www.mypronouns.org/>
/Marketing and Communications Manager/

Grand Rapids Public Library
Main Library | 111 Library St NE | 49503
616-988-5438 <tel:16169885438> | www.grpl.org <https://www.grpl.org>
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