Arlington's Robbins Library Reopens For Contactless Pickup

ARLINGTON, MA — Robbins Library joined the list of places open for contactless pickup in Arlington last week. Phased reopening of the town's libraries began June 25 with appointments for contactless pickup of materials.

Using your library card, reserve books, DVDs, and other library materials through your account at Minuteman Library Network, via the MLN app or by calling the library at 781-316-3233.

You will receive an email notification once items are available, along with information about reserving a pickup time. Use the new Minuteman Library Network contactless pickup booking tool. If you do not use email, library staff will call you to schedule your pickup time. Hours for contactless pickup are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.

To pick up:

• Visit the pickup shelves at the Robbins Library main entrance.
• Find your items filed alphabetically with a slip showing the first three letters of your last name, first initial and last four digits of your library card number.
• Items are already checked out, so you can pick them up and go.

"We're so happy to offer a safe and easy way to connect people with library materials again," Director of Libraries Andrea Nicolay said in a statement. "More downloadable books have been checked out during quarantine than ever before, and that’s great to see, but access to physical collections offers people more choices and reunites our readers with actual books."