In most cases the System Outlets are not in a building dedicated for library use exclusively but are housed in other public places which are accessible to patrons. To serve as an access point for all system services, especially Rotating Books. Outlets are usually staffed by unpaid volunteers who work at least 6 hours per week. The building and utilities are furnished by the local municipality. CKLS provides Rotating Books to outlets on the same basis as all other libraries.
All library directed services are available to outlets and their staffs.
Have an identifiable person in charge of the book collection. Maintain collection available to all the public in the CKLS area. Provide minimum statistics to permit evaluation of collection use. A System Outlet may not be a legally-constituted public library but one which has been established to provide a communications point for interlibrary loan book requests and to provide an access point for the rotating or deposit book service. In most cases the system Outlets are not in a building dedicated for library use exclusively but are housed in other public places which are accessible to patrons.