Historical notice published in May 1976; offers, prices, addresses and telephone contacts are preserved as source material, not current listings.
Beginning Monday, April 5, persons in the downtown area can borrow library books and records from their cars at the new curbside “Book Booth” of the St. Louis Public Library. Books ordered by telephone before 3 p.m. may be picked up after 4 p.m. the same day from the driveup Book Booth on Locust Street behind the Main Library. The portable redwhite-blue booth will be open from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, adjacent to the left lane of Locust Street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets.
Persons using the new convenience may order books from the driveup service by calling 241-2288 before 3 p.m. for pickup after 4 p.m. that day. The library will confirm the availability of the desired items and issue them in advance to the borrower ‘s library card number. The borrower must present the library card when picking up items at the Book Booth on the way home.
The new call-up drive-up service is being inaugurated by the St. Louis Public Library to accommodate persons downtown who are unable to visit the library during the day, or who leave the downtown area after the Main Library closes. The library plans an indefinite trial period during which feasibility and value of the service to library borrowers will be assessed. The Book Booth is an extension of regular library services requiring no additional personnel.
Originally published in The Paper, May 1976.
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