New County Library Program Ensures Book Availability

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY - A new program launched Wednesday at Contra Costa County libraries will offer patrons an opportunity to take home books that are typically unavailable due to their popularity, library officials said.

All 26 of the county’s libraries are participating in the Lucky Day program, which presents guests with an occasion to check out up to two best sellers and titles with long hold lists.

Each library location will have several copies of each book in the program’s collection available. Two books from the collection can be taken home per library card.

These books, which are non-renewable and are not available for holds, can be checked out for three weeks, library officials said.

“The Lucky Day collection is intended to enhance the browsing experience for our library guests,” County Librarian Jessica Hudson said in a statement.

“When they visit our branches they’ll enjoy the thrill of finding the latest and most popular titles waiting on our shelves.”

For more information, you can contact Community and Media Relations Coordinator Brooke Converse at bconvers@ccclib.org or (925) 927-3213.

-Bay City News Service, image via ShutterStock