Whitehall Township Public Library remains closed to the public for walk-ins. Library personnel will continue to follow the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.

Call 610-432-4339 for more information.

Starting July 16, patrons will be able to call the library to schedule an appointment to browse the materials collection one hour per day or patrons may sign up to use a computer for up to two hours per day, pending availability of time slots.

All patrons should wear a face covering for the duration of their appointment time, unless they have a medical condition that prevents them from doing so.

Patrons must use hand sanitizer when entering the library. There are three hand sanitizer locations in the library.

Do not schedule appointments if you are experiencing any symptoms of illness, including cough, fever and sneezing. Patrons should follow social-distancing protocol for the duration of their appointment time.

Five minutes before their appointment time, patrons should come to the main entrance and inform the staff of your appointment.

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The library staff has been busy cleaning and preparing for this soft opening. This means limited patrons, limited staff and limited hours this month and possibly through August.

All items must be returned in the yellow book drop boxes in the parking lot, not in the library. All items in the drop box will be in quarantine for three days and then checked back into the system.

Library staff encourages patrons to continue utilizing the curbside pickup process. Call the library for help or visit the website. Once you place the holds, we will call you to schedule a pickup at the library. We are limiting the holds to 15 items per person per day. This includes books, DVDs, books on CD and music CDs.

Curbside pickup is 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and then 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday.

The hours are subject to change depending on staff availability.

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All in-person programs and meetings have been canceled up to Sept. 8.

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The summer reading program is for all ages and will be done online using the Read Squared program. The program continues until Aug. 29.

See the website or call for more information.

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All library items currently checked out are due Aug. 1.

The book drops are unlocked 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays.

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LCLC libraries are going fine-free for the summer. There are no fines for items due from March 12 to Sept. 8.

If items are returned after the due date, a fine will appear on your account but will be removed once the items have been checked in.

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You may download and read or listen to books on Overdrive and Libby.

Visit whitehallpl.org, click on Research & Learn on the middle gold banner, click on Overdrive, sign in to Carbon Lehigh Downloadable, pick Whitehall TPL, type in the bar code and PIN from your purple card and search for whatever authors and titles you would like to read.

If you don’t have a purple LCLC library card, you may apply online on our website. Click on My Account and click on Request Library Card.

Include your email address, and I will email you a library card number and information, so you can start using it that day. You can pick up the physical card when the library opens.

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If you have questions or need help with a database, email vahey.p@whitehallpl.org. I check email daily.