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New Curbside Returns and Holds Pick Up Service begins in June
29/05/2020OPL will offer a new Curbside Returns and Holds Pick Up service at six branch locations: Main, Nepean Centrepointe, Cumberland, Beaverbrook, Greenboro, Ruth E. Dickson, during new hours of operation.
- On Monday, June 8, these locations will begin accepting returns; and,
- On Monday, June 15, holds pick up by appointment will start.
Find the details of this new curbside service here.
All OPL branches and Bookmobile stops remain closed to the public.
- Due dates for currently checked out materials have been extended and late fees suspended.
- All book drops remain closed.
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