Contactless Holds Pickup To Begin At Central Square Library

Press release from the City of Cambridge:

August 15, 2020

Cambridge, MA, — Contactless holds pickup service at the Central Square Branch of the library will begin the week of August 17:

• Central Square Branch: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Thursdays from 1:30 to 7 p.m. Returns will also be accepted during the above times at the Central Square Branch. These services will take place on the Franklin Street side.

All branch libraries will begin accepting returns during limited hours starting the week of August 17. Return hours may vary some weeks depending on staffing schedules. Patrons may check the Library calendar at cambridgepubliclibrary.org to find return days and times for their neighborhood branch.

• Boudreau Branch - Generally Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Central Square Branch – During holds pickup hours listed above
• Collins Branch - Generally Mondays and Fridays, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• O’Connell Branch - Generally Tuesdays and Fridays, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• O’Neill Branch – Check the Library calendar for August dates. Starting September 8, generally Wednesdays from 4 to 7 p.m. and Thursdays from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.
• Valente Branch – Check the Library calendar for August dates. Starting September 8, generally Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Patrons returning items should look for the designated return bins outside of the main entrance at branch locations except for Central Square Branch (see above). Patrons may also return Minuteman Library Network items via the Main Library outside book drop (available 24/7), regardless of where those items were originally checked out.

This press release was produced by the City of Cambridge. The views expressed here are the author’s own.