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Monterey Library launches 24/7 hold‑pickup lockers at two off‑site locations

Board of Library Trustees, Monterey Public Library · January 23, 2026
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Summary

Library staff showed trustees the newly activated hold‑pickup lockers, which went live on Tuesday the 20th and are available at two off‑site sites (Montecito and the sports center). Staff described bilingual materials, a three‑days‑a‑week collection schedule and ADA accommodations for lower lockers.

Library staff demonstrated the library's new 24/7 hold‑pickup locker system during the Jan. 22 Board of Trustees meeting and said both sites were active and being used by patrons.

The director (speaker 4) said the lockers were physically installed last August and were made operational on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The system integrates with the library catalog and mobile app so patrons can choose a locker site when placing a hold and scan a stored library card or use the app to open a locker.

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