Pick up Seed Exchange Packets

There are now two ways to pick up Seed Exchange Packets! You can drive into the curbside pickup area at our South Chattanooga Library to get seasonal packets each week. Or, you can visit our Downtown Library and browse our seed exchange catalog located on the 1st floor! You can check out either two weekly packets at South Chattanooga, or check out up to five from our catalog Downtown.

Pick Up a Zoo or Reflection Riding Pass

Chattanooga Zoo passes are available at all library locations, but they are first come, first serve. Pass is good for 7 days, and covers entry for 2 adults and up to 4 children. To get a pass, visit your library of choice, and call the number on the curbside sign.

Our Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center pass is available at the Downtown Library, on a first come, first serve basis. The pass is good for one carload, on one day. To get a pass, visit the Downtown Library, and call the number on the curbside sign.

Pick Up Choice of Books, Audiobooks and DVDs

Visit our catalog to find the item(s) you want, and reserve them by clicking the “Hold Request” button. Pickup is available at the branches listed below from 9 am – 5:45 pm.

• When you get notified that your items are ready for pickup, grab your library card, and head on over to your branch!
• Follow the signs out front to the designated curbside pickup area.
• Park and call the number listed below for your location. Please be prepared to provide a description of your vehicle and any special needs you may have. If you do not have a cell phone, please call your pickup location before you leave home, and our staff will schedule a time for you.
  • Main/Downtown
    423-643-7736
  • South Chattanooga
    423-643-7780
  • Northgate
    423-643-7785
  • Eastgate
    423-643-7773
  • Avondale
    423-643-6998
• When staff approach your vehicle, please press your library card or photo ID against your window so we can verify your identity, and then pop your trunk. Staff will place your holds in your trunk and close it for you. If you don’t have a trunk, we can place it in your backseat.
• Please do not hand items to library staff to be returned. Any items you wish to return must be placed in the library book drop so that they can be quarantined before being placed back in circulation.
• If you are walking or biking to pick up your holds, we will have them ready on an outdoor table for pickup. If other patrons are waiting, we ask that you wait in line, at least six feet apart from others. Our staff will check your library card or ID and leave your holds on the table for you to collect them.