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The library, as shown, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 18, 2020. To comply with COVID-19 physical distancing, the 86th Force Support Squadron set up a virtual process where DoD members and families can request books and other media. From there, they can pick up their items at the curbside takeaway window. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Gonzales)

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Customers wait at the library curbside window at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 18, 2020. To ensure the health of staff and DoD members, the 86th Force Support Squadron library has moved all of their programs online. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Gonzales)

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Christian Gebhardt, 86th Force Support Squadron library technician assistant, checks a customer’s I.D. at the library curbside window at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 18, 2020. Due to COVID-19 physical distancing, staff verify customer identities in the system without having to touch their library card. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Gonzales)

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Christian Gebhardt, 86th Force Support Squadron library technician assistant, types on a laptop computer at the library at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 18, 2020. When customers pick up their books, Gebhardt checks for their names in an online database to ensure the customer is getting the correct items. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Gonzales)

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Christian Gebhardt, 86th Force Support Squadron library technician assistant, pulls books from a shelf at the library at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 18, 2020. After checking a customer I.D., Gebhardt searches for the books and media requested online. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Gonzales)

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Monika Janzer, 86th Force Support Squadron library technician, hands a bag of books to a customer at the library at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 18, 2020. The curbside window helps to maintain physical distancing during COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Gonzales)

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Monika Janzer, 86th Force Support Squadron library technician, catalogs returned books at the library at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 18, 2020. Books and other returned media must be quarantined in a separate room for seven days. The date written on the bag indicates how long the items have been isolated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Gonzales)

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Amber Collins, 86th Force Support Squadron library director, drops a book into the library return bin at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 18, 2020. The return bin is for the safety of the customers and the staff. Due to regulations, library materials cannot be sanitized by hand and are quarantined for seven days in an isolated room. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Gonzales)

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Never fear, the library is still here

Published June 23, 2020
By Airman 1st Class Jennifer Gonzales
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany --

Visit USAFELibraries.org to request books and other media such as movies, audiobooks and video games.

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