Ovee [pronounced "OH-VEE"] is the Pickering Public Library's new outreach vehicle, featuring a custom-built interior designed for delivering Library services to residents across Pickering. Books, movies, and more will be available for browsing and borrowing, and residents will also be able to have Ovee deliver requested holds during scheduled stops throughout the week. More information, including the schedule of stops, what services will be offered, and how to place holds to be picked up from Ovee will be coming soon. Please continue to check this page for exciting updates and see below for more information and some work-in-progress pictures of Ovee!
Outreach Vehicle FAQs
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When placing a hold through the library's website, over the phone, or in person, you can select the Outreach Vehicle as your holds pick-up location. Please check Ovee’s schedule via pickeringlibrary.ca/ovee to ensure you will be available to pick up your holds at the designated date and time. Note, available Ovee stops are subject to change. Please be sure to review present day options via the website.
*Please note this service is currently unavailable, but is set to launch Fall 2024*
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Please visit pickeringlibrary.ca/ovee to see Ovee's current schedule, or call 905-831-6265 to speak with a staff member.
*Please note this service is currently unavailable, but is set to launch Fall 2024*
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To request a new stop, please email the request to help@pickeringlibrary.ca or submit a stop request form by visiting pickeringlibrary.ca/ovee.
*Please note this service is currently unavailable, but is set to launch Fall 2024*
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To request a visit, please fill in our library visit request form by clicking this link. Staff will respond to you as soon as they are able to.
*Please note this service is currently unavailable, but is set to launch Fall 2024*
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Ovee offers various forms of events at select stops. These events can range from virtual reality to art sessions to children’s Storytimes. Please visit the events calendar for a detailed schedule.
*Please note this service is currently unavailable, but is set to launch Fall 2024*
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Ovee is filled with a physical collection for clients to browse, borrow, and take home. There is something for all ages, including novels, entertaining non-fiction, multilingual materials, home and garden books, and much more!
*Please note this service is currently unavailable, but is set to launch Fall 2024*
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Yes! Ovee can accept any Pickering Public Library returns, any materials borrowed from any Pickering Public Library location. Please hand your returned items to staff onboard and they'll take it from there.
*Please note this service is currently unavailable, but is set to launch Fall 2024*
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PPL’s Ovee (short for ‘Outreach Vehicle’) visits preselected stops throughout Pickering to offer Library services in neighbourhoods located further from existing library facilities. All community members can browse the collection as well as participate in scheduled events during the listed timeframes. When visiting Ovee, you can sign up for a library card if you don’t already have one, pick up holds, and check out items, all from within the vehicle!
*Please note this service is currently unavailable, but is set to launch Fall 2024*
