Erin library curbside pick-up slated for August

ERIN – With the new $12.8-million Erin library branch set to open this fall, the old location will close on Aug. 1 to facilitate inventory removal.

At a June 26 county meeting, councillor Doug Breen, chair of the information, heritage and seniors committee, shared an update on the library.

The Erin branch is currently located in Centre 2000 and shares library space with Erin District High School.

“Programming and special events will all be moved to the Hillsburgh Library,” Breen stated.

Though the Erin library is set to close soon, a curbside pick-up option will be offered to residents throughout August.

“We hope this will be a convenient solution for our patrons who place their items on hold and just need to pick them up,” Wellington County chief librarian Rebecca Hine told the Advertiser.

She noted the library space itself, including the collection, will be inaccessible as staff work to pack everything for the move.

“Programming and summer reading club check-in will be offered at our Hillsburgh branch, and browsing is available at Hillsburgh, as well as any of our other branches,” Hine said.

The curbside service will run until Aug. 23.

“The library courier will continue to deliver items that have been requested by Erin patrons for pick-up,” she said.

“And returns will continue to be accepted in our drop box.”