Happily, it looks like we can reopen the library later this month! We will be operating a little differently, but we will be open! Check the Library's website for updates on programming and Summer Reading.
Our story times will remain virtual for the next couple of months.
While there will be no on-site programming this summer, we do hope to have Ed the Wizard with a Harry Potter magic tricks program available online.
Summer Reading, Imagine Your Story, will also be available online. We are trying to limit material contact, so we will have raffles for gift cards as prizes.
There will be new safety guidelines in place.
As we try to provide a safer environment in the era of COVID-19, there will be changes in our space.
- All patrons under ten years old must be accompanied by an adult (at least 18 years old.)
- All the puzzles, puppets, stuffed toys and blocks are on extended vacations and unavailable.
- The public computers in the Children's Room have been removed.
- To encourage social distancing, much of the seating has been removed also.
- We will have pre-selected book grab bags for patrons who wish to limit their browsing time, so you can get some great books and check out quickly if you choose.
- Should the room ever become too busy, we will ask patrons to make their selections and move on to give those waiting a turn.
Please remember, this is a new world for all of us. We are working to provide the best possible service under the new safety guidelines. We will all need to be caring, careful and flexible as we navigate this new uncharted sea of reality before us.
We have some incredible young people in our town, bright, generous and accomplished. I have to brag about Aakash Sunkari who is one of them. He has generously shared his love of math and science and offered STEM programs for grade school students here at the library. Recently he and his friend and colleague, Jackson Magas, entered their research project in which they developed a "scramjet," a very high speed jet engine. They took first place in the state and were awarded a finalist spot at the International Science and Engineering Fair! Congratulations!