Tag:amenity=library_dropoff_pickup
 amenity = library_dropoff_pickup
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| A remote drop-off og pick-up location for a library. |
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Use amenity=library_dropoff_pickup to tag a remote drop-off and pick-up location for a library. This is a location where a library provides its users with the ability to return and/or collect library materials at a place other than the library itself. These service points extend the reach of a library's lending services into the local community, making it more convenient for users to access library materials without visiting the main library building.
Such drop-off and pick-up location may take various physical forms, including automated machines, something similar to a amenity=parcel_locker, dedicated rooms, or staffed service counters (for example, within a supermarket or other public facility). Regardless of the physical form, access to collected materials always requires some form of library user identification.
These service points are operated by and affiliated with a specific amenity=library or library system, but the available materials and services may vary depending on the location and its setup.
While a amenity=library is understood by most to be the physical building where the main collection of books and other material resides, a drop-off and pick-up location on the other hand is only used for drop-off and pickup of reserved material. Unlike a library or a library branch, it does not maintain a collection that users can browse and borrow from directly.
Simliar tags
amenity=library_dropoff is used for locations where users can only return library materials, with no option to pick up reserved items. These are typically small, box-like receptacles or automated return slots, and perhaps does not require user identification to operate. While they can be located remotely from the library, they are also commonly found immediately outside the library itself, allowing users to return materials outside opening hours. In contrast, amenity=library_dropoff_pickup is most often located more remotely and always also serves as a collection point for reserved materials.
How to map
In most cases the tag amenity=library_dropoff_pickup should be used on a node. A single standalone node would be the most suitable way to map a small detail like a drop-off and pick-up location, as most are only a minor feature physically located within or at another mapped object.
Tags to use in combination
opening_hours=*– If, for example, the drop-off pick-up location is in a supermarket or community centre.collection_times=*– When are books collected and marked as returned to the libraryoperator=*– Descriptor for operatorself_service=*– To indicate whether it is self service.lit=*– If the location is lit
See also
amenity=library– A place to read and/or lend booksamenity=library_dropoff– A remote drop-off location for a library.amenity=public_bookcase