The Ute Pass Library in Cascade expects to launch a hybrid system for broader access to materials in December.

Speaking to around 50 library patrons May 11, Teona Schainidze-Krebs, chief executive officer of Pikes Peak Library District, talked about the new system.

Open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week, the library will be available for patrons to use its collections, computers, printers and retrieve books placed on hold.

“Patrons will be monitored by the library’s Security Operations Center,” Shainidze-Krebs said, speaking to residents who packed Marcroft Hall in Chipita Park that day.

There’s a catch, however.…