Fairfax County Libraries To Start Curbside Pickup

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — Fairfax County will begin contact-free curbside pickup of items on hold Monday, June 1.

Curbside pickup will happen between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at all library branches. Library patrons can place items on hold online or call a library branch to request a specific books. Staff-selected grab bags based on reading level and preferences are also available.

When picking up items, patrons will park in a designated parking area and call the library branch's phone number posted on the sign. A staff member will request the library card number by phone. Patrons will wait in their vehicles until the items have been placed on the pickup table and library staff return to the building. Books will be packaged in plastic bags.

Library staff will be wearing face coverings, and patrons are encouraged to also wear face coverings. The pickup table will be disinfected regularly.

Libraries will also begin accepting returns on June 1. Patrons may choose to keep borrowed items, as overdue fines are suspended and due dates will be extended while library branches are closed.

Items should be returned to book drops, not staff or pickup tables. While book drops are open any time, the library is suggesting return times based on last names to accommodate returns of 500,000 items currently on loan.

• Mondays: Last names beginning with letters A-H
• Wednesdays: Last names beginning with letters I-Q
• Fridays: Last names beginning with letters R-Z

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) materials cannot be returned at this time. Patrons will be notified when items can be accepted.

See a list of library locations here. Lorton Library is closed for renovation.