Out of an abundance of caution and with consultation with representatives of our township, school district and library board of trustees, the Roxbury Public Library will close to the public effective tomorrow, 3/14/2020 through 3/27/2020. As 3/27 draws nearer we will reevaluate and adjust as needed.
These are extraordinary times and we want you to know that your health is paramount to us. It hurts to close our doors, but I'm happy to share with you the following ways in which we hope to continue serving you!
Here is the good news:
1. Staff is IN during our normal hours, nights and weekends included. Our phones will be on and we'll be happy to assist you with your library accounts, online access, apps for ebooks, Lynda.com--you name it! Call 973-584-2400, message us on Facebook, or email comments@roxburylibrary.org. We're here to help.
2. Curbside pickup: bear with us as we try something new...curbside pickup! You may still pick up your holds but we'll come outside to you. Call us to confirm your item is available and give us your vehicle make, model & color when you arrive. We'll check things out to you and meet you by your car. You can call us anytime to request specific or a broad category of things (Want 10 books with dinosaurs? You got it!) and we'll do our best to put together your "order."
3. Book drop is open and you may return your items when you are finished with them. We are sanitizing everything that comes back. However if you are unwell, if you have too much to deal with and you don't want to deal with returning books right now (we don't blame you!), then...
4. We are going fine-free through April! So don't stress about returning your library books. Hurray!
5. Digital Library is getting a boost. You can now check out 10 items at a time from Cloud Library and 25 items per month from Hoopla! There's never been a better time to get through the to-be-read pile!
In addition, the NJ State Library has compiled an excellent resource page that you may find helpful.
24/7 Library:
Take advantage of the 24/7 digital library where you can enjoy over 800,000 books, audiobooks, graphic novels, movies, TV shows and magazines from the comfort of home.
Cloud Library: bestselling and popular eBooks and Audiobooks available for iOS, Android & Kindle Fire.
Hoopla: a huge library of ebooks, audiobooks, movies, music, movies and TV shows. Available for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, Roku and more!
RB Digital: get all the magazines you could ever read on your iOS or Android device -- over 3,000 titles!
We will continue to evaluate the changing situation and adjust our response as necessary. Information will be posted on our website should there be a need for more changes. Thank you for your patience and understanding. We will weather this storm together as we always have. Roxbury strong!