The Summit County Library wants Kimball Junction patrons to raid the shelves before the branch leaves the Sheldon Richins Building for the last time on Saturday, Aug. 15.

A "Check Out the Move" campaign is already underway, according to KPCW. The library is asking cardholders to borrow up to 50 books apiece and hold them until the branch reopens at the new PEAK Center. Every book a patron takes home is one fewer item staff and volunteers have to pack and haul across Landmark Drive.

The campaign started Saturday, Aug. 1, and runs through Aug. 15.

Library Director Dan Compton announced the initiative at the July 16 library board meeting. "So there's two weeks there that we're going to encourage as many people as possible to come in and check out their max books that they can. It's 50 per card," Compton said, according to KPCW's earlier report. Participants can pick up a free book bag and sticker while supplies last.

The branch holds an estimated 42,000 items. Volunteers, including local Rotarians, are scheduled to begin moving materials out of the Richins Building on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The book drop will stay open during the closure, but the library encourages patrons to keep their haul until October and return books directly to the new location.

Patrons with holds can still pick up items via Summit County's bookmobile, which will park outside the Richins Building on limited hours during the closure.

The library is targeting Monday, Sept. 14 for reopening at the ground floor of the PEAK Center, 6301 N. Landmark Drive. That's the former Skullcandy headquarters Summit County purchased for $17.5 million in May 2024 and is converting into a public services hub for the Snyderville Basin. Along with the library, the ground floor will house a DMV office, conference rooms, and a Summit County Council meeting chamber. As of March, the first phase of construction was reported on schedule and under budget.

A grand opening and ceremonial book brigade is set for Saturday, Oct. 3. The library plans to pass its 24 "One Book, One Community" titles by hand from the old building to the new one, with a GoPro strapped to one book and a drone filming from above.

The Coalville and Kamas branches remain open throughout the move. The Richins Building is slated for eventual demolition as part of a public-private redevelopment with Six Ridge Partners that will include a plaza, housing, businesses, a transit center, a parking garage, and a pedestrian bridge over state Route 224.