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
If the item is available in the vending machine, you will be notified when your request is ready to pick up.
If the item is coming from the main library, it will be delivered to the vending machine on Saturday morning, after 10 a.m.
The hold will expire after six (6) days.
Yes, they can be held to be picked up at the vending machine.
Items returned to the vending machine will be checked in at the time of returning them. If the items belong to the vending machine, they will then be available for another patron. If the item needs to be returned to the main library, it will be off your library card but “in-transit” until it is picked up and brought back to the main library on Saturday.
Unfortunately, no. If you request to pick it up at the vending machine, it will be made available at the vending machine.
Yes. Please keep in mind that deliveries are only made on Saturday mornings, so there could be a delay in receiving your hold.
Scan the QR code on the machine to get the phone number to contact.
It is recommended that you have your physical library card (and know your pin). However, you can manually enter your card number and pin.
You may pick up a family member’s hold if you have 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.
