Curbside Holds & Printing Pickup
Curbside pickup of holds and printing is available Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 10am-2pm, Tuesdays & Thursdays 2pm-6pm, Saturdays 10am-1pm, and Sundays 12pm-2pm
Curbside Holds Pickup
Pickup up to 20 items by appointment
- Wait to be Notified: Once your holds are ready, you’ll be notified by your preferred notification method: email, phone, or text.
- Make an Appointment: Your notification will include instructions on making an appointment to pickup your holds. If you’d like to pickup holds for others in your household, please let us know when you make your appointment. Holds that become available after you’ve made an appointment will be bundled with your other holds.
- Pickup Your Items: Arrive at your scheduled time and park in the library parking lot; call or text your first and last name to (515) 412-0410; stay in your car while we bring your items in a bag labelled with your name to a table in front of the library. If you need to return items during your appointment, please use the library’s book drop.
- Don’t have a card? Have Fines? Johnston and rural Polk County residents can sign up for a digital card that can be used to place holds on items for curbside pickup. We will not be collecting fine payments or restricting checkouts based on fines while we’re offering curbside pickup.
- Questions? Contact us
Free Curbside Printing Pickup
Send us documents up to 20 pages long to pickup by appointment
- Send Us Documents: Email us your document or a link to your document at info@johnstonlibrary.com Use the subject “Printing Request” and include your first and last name.
- Make an Appointment: Once we receive your document, we’ll email you a link to make an appointment for pickup. We’re allowing one future appointment per patron at this time; once your appointment has passed, you can make another appointment.
- Pickup Your Items: Arrive at your scheduled time and park in the library parking lot; call or text your first and last name to (515) 412-0410; stay in your car while we bring your printing in an envelope labelled with your name to a table in front of the library.
- Don’t have a card? No problem. You don’t need a library card to take advantage of curbside printing.
- Questions? Contact us
