Ruidoso Public Library’s Your Library Delivered Van offers book delivery to select community drop sites on a rotating schedule. Call in your request, or place your reserve through the library catalog, and we’ll prepare your books for pickup at the location you choose.

📞 Call the Library: 575-258-3704

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How It Works

• Call the library (575-258-3704) on Thursday or Friday prior to your delivery Monday to request books, or place your reserve online through the catalog.

  • Library staff can help you select available titles and confirm your request.

  • Pick up your books at your selected drop site during the scheduled time window.

  This service is available for books and audiobooks only. Items requested for delivery must be available on the shelf at the time of request. If an item is currently checked out, it cannot be reserved for delivery service.

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Delivery Schedule

Route 1 – 1st and 3rd Monday of the Month

Route 2 – 2nd and 4th Monday of the Month

No deliveries will be made on a 5th Monday.

If Monday falls on a holiday, deliveries will be made on the Friday following the holiday.

Observed Monday holidays include:

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day

• Presidents’ Day

• Memorial Day

• Labor Day

• Indigenous Peoples’ Day

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Pickup Locations + Times

Route 1

• Mescalero Post Office: 9:00–9:30 AM

• Ruidoso Community Center: 10:00–10:30 AM

• Ruidoso Downs Senior Center: 11:00–11:30 AM

• Hondo Senior Center: 3:15–3:45 PM

Note: The delivery vehicle breaks for lunch from 1:00–2:00 PM.

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Route 2

• Capitan Senior Center: 9:30–10:00 AM

• Carrizozo Senior Center: 10:30–11:00 AM

Note: The delivery vehicle breaks for lunch from 1:00–2:00 PM.

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Place a Hold Online

You may also place your own reserve through the library catalog:

• Go to https://ruidoso.biblionix.com/catalog/

• Log in to your account using your library card number as your username and your 4-digit PIN as your password

• Search by title or author

• Select the item and click Reserve

• In My Account, change the preferred pickup method to Van

• Return to the reserve screen, confirm the pickup method says Van, and click Place Reserve

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Good to Know

• A valid library card in good standing is required. 

• Requests should be made on Thursday or Friday prior to your delivery date. 

• If weather impacts delivery, the library will contact you with updates.

For complete details, please review the full Policies & Important Information (PDF).