Book Vending
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Book Vending Machine
The RHPL book vending machine is stocked weekly and can be used to browse and check out available items, pick up holds, and return library books.
The vending machine can be used during Kroger's open hours (Monday-Sunday, 6 a.m.-10 p.m.)
A valid RHPL card is required to use the vending machine. Start your library card application below for digital access, and visit the circulation desk for full library access, including the vending machine.
Pick Up
Place a hold at discover.rhpl.org and select "Silverbell Locker at Kroger" as your pickup location.
Check Out
Check out your items at the machine using your RHPL card and PIN.
Return
Can't make it to the main library? Return your items at this convenient location.
Browse
Browse items available immediately in the vending machine.
The Bookmobile's Mission
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Provide service that empowers people of all ages and abilities to explore and create with resources that enlighten, educate, entertain, and inform.
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Maintain convenient, safe, and accessible stops throughout the community
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Encourage lifelong learning, reading, and library use by providing popular materials in a variety of formats and extending library services and programming beyond library walls
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Support literacy and ESL programs
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Meet patrons where they are, showcasing RHPL and the Friends of the Library offerings to future library users
Book Vending Machine FAQ
You will be notified when your item is ready to be picked up. Sign up for text or email notifications for easy reminders, or download the app to keep an eye on your holds.
Holds from the main library are delivered weekly on Saturdays.
You have six (6) days to pick up your hold after your notificaiton is sent.
You can place a hold in the catalog for items in the vending machine to be picked up at the vending machine. You cannot send items from the machine to be picked up a the library or on the bookmobile.
Items are checked in when they are returned to the machine.
If the items belong to the vending machine, they will then be available for another patron. If the item belongs to the main library, it will show “in-transit” until it is picked up and brought back to the main library on Saturday.
No. Holds set for the vending machine cannot be changed. If you no longer wish to pick up an item at the machine, you need to cancel the hold and place another.
Yes. Holds are delivered once a week to the vending machines, so there could be a delay in receiving your hold.
If the machine is not working, contact the library at 248-656-2900. Please leave a message if it is after hours.
You need to know your library card number in PIN to use the machine. You can either scan your card or barcode from your digital wallet, or type it in.
You may pick up a family member’s hold if you have permission to use their library card and PIN.
Common Questions
Yes! Try one near home, one on your errand route, one after work, whatever works for you.
Yes, as long as no one else has them on hold.
You bet. Picture books, board books, youth and teen fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, audio-enabled books, video games, movies, storytimes; there's something for every kid.
Yes. They will be checked in once they are brought back to the building.
Yes. We will route them back to the van.
Absolutely! You can place a hold through our website and select "Bookmobile (van)" as the pick-up location, or give us a call at 248-656-2900 to send your items.
All items that are currently on the van can be placed on hold, but they must be picked up from the bookmobile at whatever stop you choose.
You can. It can be a tight squeeze, so we like to keep a limit of about five patrons at a time.
Blue Bus
Early Literacy Bus
Each week, the Blue Bus visits preschools and daycare centers in the RHPL service area with collections, services, and storytimes designed for early learners and educators.
Institutions interested in becoming a Blue Bus stop can inquire here.
