Who is eligible for this delivery service? | ¿Quién califica para este servicio?
· Albany residents living within Albany city limits who have an Albany Public Library account (in good standing). | Personas que viven dentro de los límites de la ciudad con una cuenta en buena condición con la Biblioteca Pública de Albany.
· Albany city residents confined to their homes due to illness, injury, disability or limited physical mobility. | Los habitantes de Albany confinados a casa debido a una enfermedad, discapacidad o necesidades especiales
· This delivery service is available for a temporary situation or as a long-term arrangement. | Este servicio de entrega está disponible para un arreglo temporal o a largo plazo.
· Complete the Homebound Delivery Service Request form online or by telephone (541-917-7580) | Complete el formulario del servicio de entrega por teléfono (541-917-7580) o en línea
· After your application is reviewed, a staff member will contact you to discuss eligibility and your delivery needs. | Cuando recibamos su solicitud, un miembro del personal bilingüe se comunicará con usted para discutir su elegibilidad y necesidades de entrega.
All library materials that can normally be checked out and have been placed on hold for you, including books, magazines, audiobooks on CD, DVDs, and music CDs. | Todos los materiales de la biblioteca que usted normalmente puede pedir prestado, incluyendo los libros, revistas, audiolibros, películas, y música.
· Albany Public Library books will be due in 21 days, magazines, DVDs and console games are due in 7 days. Library books may be picked up during the next delivery. | Nuestros libros vencen en 21 días. Las revistas, los DVD y los videojuegos vencen en 7 días. Los materiales de la biblioteca se pueden recoger durante la próxima entrega de libros.
· Library materials borrowed from other Linn County Libraries may check out for one to three weeks and have a different due date. | Materiales de otras bibliotecas del condado de Linn se pueden retirar durante 1-3 semanas y tienen una fecha de vencimiento diferente.
· You may renew your items following regular guidelines, if there is not a current hold by another person. Renewals are not available for Albany Public Library DVDs and items that normally check out for one week. | Puede renovar sus materiales siguiendo pautas regulares, si no hay una reserva actual por parte de otro usuario. No hay renovaciones disponibles para las películas y otros artículos de la Biblioteca Pública de Albany que normalmente se retiran durante una semana.
Place hold requests on the items you want through our website or call 541-917-7580 to have library staff help you. | Realice solicitudes de reserve en los artículos que desee a través de nuestro sitio web al 541-917-7580 para asistencia del personal.
Deliveries will be made twice a month. | Haremos las entregas dos veces por mes.
Library staff will deliver and retrieve the materials at your home. | Personal de la biblioteca entregarán y recogerán los materiales.
Library staff will call or email you within 24 hours of your delivery date. | Un miembro del personal lo llamará o le enviará un correo electrónico dentro de las 24 horas posteriores a la fecha de entrega.
We recommend that you or someone in your family is home to accept delivery. If that is not possible, call library staff to arrange for materials to be left in a secure place. | Recomendamos que usted o alguien de su familia esté en casa para aceptar la entrega. Si no es posible, llame a la biblioteca para arreglar que los materiales se dejen en un lugar seguro.
· Materials arrive in sealed, plastic bags and deliveries will be made in a contact-free manner. | Los materiales llegan en bolsas de plástico, selladas, sin ningún contacto.
· To keep you and library staff safe, we require that the delivery location can accommodate physical distancing. | Para mantenerlo a usted y al personal de la biblioteca seguros, requerimos que el lugar de entrega pueda practicar la distancia física.
Place library materials back in the delivery bag and close the bag. Leave the bag in the pre-arranged delivery place. | Recoja los materiales en la bolsa de plástico de entrega y ciérrela. Deje la bolsa en el lugar de entrega preestablecido.
· This Homebound Delivery Service is free of charge. | Este servicio de entrega a domicilio es gratuito.
· Patrons are responsible for materials delivered through the Homebound Delivery Service. If an item gets lost or damaged while in your care, you would be charged for the replacement cost and processing fee for the item. | Los usuarios del servicio son responsables de los materiales entregados. Si un artículo se pierde o se daña mientras está prestado, se le cobrará el costo de reemplazo y la multa de procesamiento del artículo.
· Patrons will become ineligible for the service if their account falls out of good standing due to fines or replacement fees for lost or damaged materials. | Los usuarios dejan de ser elegibles para el servicio si su cuenta deja de estar vigente debido a multas o tarifas de reemplazo por materiales perdidos o dañados.
When getting to the library is too difficult, let the library come to you! The Albany Public Library provides free home delivery to Albany residents who are unable to visit the library due to illness, injury, disability or limited mobility. | ¡Cuando es demasiado difícil venir aquí, permítanos venir a ti! La biblioteca ofrece entrega gratuita a casa a las personas en Albany que no pueden ir de visita a la biblioteca debido a una enfermedad, discapacidad o necesidades especiales.
Email: apldelivery@cityofalbany.net
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The Albany Public Library is pleased to make available to not-for-profit, noncommercial, nonsectarian, and nonpolitical organizations meeting room facilities.
Sometimes it is difficult to find a space to conduct a meeting. The following locations are known to accommodate groups in search of a space. Each hosting location will have its own policies regarding hours, costs, and services. Please make local inquiry.
Notary Services
The Albany Public Library is pleased to offer free notary services to the community. Notary services are available by appointment at the Main Library during regular business hours, Tuesday through Friday, and are subject to staff availability. You can request an appointment through our Contact Form or call us at 541-917-7580. Appointments are required and must be made at least 24 hours in advance and are not available in the thirty (30) minutes prior to the time of closing. If you are 15 minutes late to an appointment without notifying the Library, that constitutes a forfeiture of the appointment slot, and you will need to reschedule.
Available Services
Library notaries are able to perform the following notarial acts:
How to Prepare
Know and understand what type of notarial act you need to be performed. Please bring the following items with you to your appointment:
Library staff are not permitted to counsel clients on notarial acts or help patrons locate forms to be notarized.
Limitations
Library notaries are unable to perform the following:
A notarial officer has the sole discretion to refuse to perform a notarial act unless refusal is based on a person’s membership in a protected class or for any reason prohibited by law. Library staff are not authorized to act as notarios públicos, a term used in Latin American countries to refer to someone who received the equivalent of a law license and is authorized to represent others before the government. Library staff are not licensed to practice law, draft legal records, or advise on legal matters, including immigration.
Need to print something? We are now offering remote printing that can be picked up during our open hours*.
Follow this link for instructions on how to upload your documents:
**The printing queue is cleared every night so you must upload documents and pick them up on the same day.**
The Library welcomes suggestions for the collection. Patrons with a valid Albany Public Library card may submit purchase requests online. While we would like to be able to accommodate all requests for purchase, we are limited by budget constraints, item availability, and the Library’s policy for collection development.
All new items may be requested within 2 months of publication date.
If the library purchases your request, you will be placed on the Holds list for the item.
Please note that our collection budget – from which we buy the books, DVDs, magazines, newspapers, and more – is funded entirely by library supporters such as Friends of the Library, the Albany Library Foundation and The Scharpf Foundation. We are very grateful to them for the support which makes it possible to keep our circulation collections as current as possible. We now rely on fundraising to purchase all items for our collection and receive NO money from the City budget for our collections.
To comment on city budget, contact your city councilors. For more information on the city budget process, visit the City of Albany Budget Committee website.
If you are interested in helping support the library during these difficult budget years, please visit our website’s Support Your Library page to find out how. We appreciate your support!
COVID-19 UPDATE- APL is not currently offering test proctoring while our buildings remain closed.
The Albany Public Library offers test proctoring services to patrons with a current Albany Public Library card. If a student does not live within the Albany city limits the student will need to purchase a $80 nonresident card before the Library can administer proctoring services. (Oregon Library Passport cards cannot be used for test proctoring.) Appointments are REQUIRED and must be made 72 hours in advance.
For more information or to make an appointment please call the Reference Desk at 541-917-7582 or email: libraryproctor@cityofalbany.net