County to Provide Kiosk Library Service to Olney Community During Remainder of Renova

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County to Provide Kiosk Library Service to Olney Community During Remainder of Renovation Period for Regular Library

To ensure that the Olney community would have convenient access to some form of partial library services during the remainder of the renovation period for the Olney Library, County Executive Ike Leggett last month directed Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) to explore options for creating such a service.

In response, MCPL has collaborated with the Department of Recreation and the Department of General Services (DGS) on a kiosk library that would provide the following services:

• Circulation of current titles for both children and adults in a book vending machine;

• Circulation of media (DVDs, potentially CDs) in a media vending machine;

• Pick-up of customer holds in a materials locker system; and

• Drop-off of library materials via an internal book drop.

MCPL and the Department of Recreation have identified the Longwood Recreation Center, 19300 Georgia Ave. in Brookeville, as the best location for the ...more

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