It costs nothing for our members to borrow from the library – all the information you need as to how to borrow is on this page. A how to guide for reserving and borrowing items is also available.
Reserving Items
You are welcome to reserve as many items as you need each week by logging in to our library page. To help our volunteers and speed up the collection process, we ask that members request all the items they wish to borrow each time in one order.
We request that you reserve the items you wish to borrow by 5:00pm the day before your chosen pick up date.
Please note that your reservation will not be confirmed until you have received two emails from us:
- An email confirming your order has been accepted. We will check your items are available and in a suitable condition for you to borrow.
- An email confirming your reservation is ready. We confirm that your items are in the library and ready for you to collect. Please note that your reservation is not fully confirmed until you receive this email from us.
If you don’t receive these emails from us, please contact us. A note of other emails relating to your reservation that you might receive, for example if we have to decline your reservation request, is available in the Reservation and Borrowing how too guide.
Please note that you don’t have to reserve – you can call in to our pickup session without a reservation and borrow available items on the spot.
Collecting and Returning Items:
PLoTs is open for collections and returns on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. All collections and returns are at the Pen-y-Coe Press, 7 Bridge Street in Penicuik.
Tuesdays – 10:00am-1:00pm
Wednesdays – 2:00pm-4:00pm
Saturdays – 10:00am-12 Noon
If you are unable to manage the collection and return times, we can arrange for a second designated person to be listed on your account who can collect and return your items for you – you can add a second person to your account by filling in the online form or by contacting us as we will need to do this for you. Alternatively, if our volunteers are available, we may be able to make other arrangements – please get in touch with us and we’ll help if we can.
Likewise, if you have need to extend the loan, please ask the volunteers when collecting and if we can, we’ll extend the due date. But please only ask if you really need the extra time.
A how to guide to reserving and borrowing items, along with a reminder of your responsibilities is available.