Coronavirus: Wright Memorial Public Library to reopen Monday, announces new hours

Wright Memorial Public Library earned a four-star rating in the 2019 Library Journal Star Library report, ranking 19th overall among libraries of its size in the nation. The designation comes as the library is seeking to pass a levy in March.

Wright Memorial Public Library earned a four-star rating in the 2019 Library Journal Star Library report, ranking 19th overall among libraries of its size in the nation. The designation comes as the library is seeking to pass a levy in March.

The Wright Memorial Public Library will reopen Monday, June 29, according to a release. They will open with hours that allow a break for staff to sanitize the library and eat lunch.

The library will operate from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 pm. to 6 pm. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Patrons to the library are permitted to browse shelves and select items to borrow, pick up holds on a drop-in basis, check out items at self-check stations or the service desk, return items, use a computer and ask research questions. The library will continue scheduled pickups at the door.

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Staff will wear masks and the library is requiring that patrons do as well. A release from the library said they would have masks available for customers.

The library will monitor the number of patrons in the library, restrict particular areas of the library, and quarantine objects that patron touch or return for 72 hours.

The library’s meeting spaces will remain closed, the release said.

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