The Dover Public Library seeks to enrich lives in our community while being committed to the health and safety of both the public and the staff. For this reason and in light of the COVID-19 world we now live in, the Dover Public Library will implement the following measures per state & local health guidelines:
- Six-foot minimum distance between all individuals or the minimum required by the Ohio Dept of Health (ODH). Visual indicators and signage posted in high traffic areas demonstrating a six-foot distance.
- Staff will not report to work and the public should refrain from entering the library if showing the following COVID-19 symptoms in the last 72 hours: cough, fever, respiratory illness or difficulty breathing.
- Clear, protective, counter shields installed at transaction desks between staff and public where appropriate.
- Sanitization of shared surfaces daily with additional sanitation provided by staff, hourly as needed, to high-touch areas.
- Everyone who enters the building are encouraged to sanitize their hands upon entering & exiting the building.
- Patrons are asked to limit their visit to the library to 1 hour.
- The library’s Unattended Minor Policy will be enforced.
- All returned materials must be placed in one of the library’s two exterior book drops. Materials will be quarantined for a minimum of 72 hours before they are handled by the staff & public.
- Library staff are required to wear masks. Staff may supply their own masks or choose to wear one provided by the library. The Library strongly encourages the public to wear their own masks in compliance with ODH guidelines.
- Adequate supply of cleaning products, masks, and gloves will be available to staff.
- Staff required to perform thorough hand washing for at least 20 seconds per ODH guidelines; Glove use is optional but available for staff as needed/requested.
- Staff will clean workstations before and after use.
- The Library strongly advises members of the public refrain from entering buildings if you or a member of your household has been ill or has a temperature.