Crete Public Library Begins Curbside Delivery Service on June 1

(Crete, IL) While the Crete Public Library’s physical building continues to be closed to the public, the library is beginning to offer curbside delivery service on Monday, June 1. The hours for curbside delivery are currently 10 am - 4 pm on Monday through Friday, with expanded hours to come. Up to 15 items at a time can be delivered including a maximum of 5 movies or video games.

The delivery service begins with library patrons placing a hold (request) on materials through the library catalog, by using the SWAN Libraries app, or by calling the library. Currently, only Crete Public Library materials are available to reserve because there is no delivery service from other libraries yet. After a hold is placed, please allow 24 hours for processing. Once the item(s) is ready for pickup, the library will call you. Please do not come to the library before receiving this notification. You will have 7 days to pick up your materials.

At the library, there are now four designated parking spaces for Curbside Delivery. The parking spots are marked with signs featuring Wilbur the Pig, Harry Potter, Coraline, and the Mo Willem’s Pigeon along with the library’s telephone number. Once parked, please call the library and tell us which spot is yours. The library staff member will then ask for your library card number so the item can be checked out to your account and a due date slip printed.

Please remain in your car. A library staff member wearing PPE will bring your item(s) out in a bag. To verify your transaction, hold up your library card through the window. If possible, pop your trunk and the item(s) will be placed inside. If your vehicle does not have a trunk, item(s) can be placed in the backseat.

If you prefer to walk, instead of drive, to the library, the same procedures will be followed at a table under the canopy at the library’s entrance. Please maintain a 6-foot distance from the library staff member when the items are brought out to you.

If you have materials to return to the library, please use the book drops instead of the curbside delivery service. For safety reasons, curbside delivery staff will not accept materials for return. All materials returned to the library will undergo a quarantine process which begins at the book drops. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

For the latest information on library services, please check the Crete Public Library’s website at cretelibrary.org or follow the library on Facebook. Patrons can call the library with questions at 708-672-8017.