A Message from the Director
For this week’s blog, I wanted to personally welcome you back to the Dover Public Library! We will officially be reopening on Monday, July 6 after nearly four months of having our building closed to the public. Please know how much we have missed you and how grateful we are for your support of the library. We all know the pandemic has changed our world. The Library is not immune to those changes so know that things will be different when you visit us. Each and every one of us will need to use the library in a different way. Your safety and the safety of our library staff is paramount. Our hours will be limited during the month of July: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM and Tuesday and Thursday from 12:00-6:00 PM. We hope to be able to expand hours as the year unfolds.
First of all, our curbside pickup service has been very successful. If you are not comfortable coming into the library, know that curbside service will still be an option. Simply call the library when you arrive in our rear parking lot and a librarian will bring your materials out to your car. Also, our eLibrary will always be a safe and easy way to access your favorite book titles, movies, music, audiobooks and more. You can access our eLibrary here.
Here are some expectations we are asking our patrons to keep in mind when you visit us next week:
- Patrons are asked not to come to the library if feeling ill or if someone you live with is ill.
- Wearing masks is STRONGLY encouraged
- Patrons are asked to sanitize their hands as they enter and exit the building
- Six foot distancing is mandatory
- All library returns must be placed in one of the exterior book drops
- Patrons are asked to limit their visit to 1 hour
- Use of the public computers is by appointment only and is limited to 1 hour
- No unattended children
At this time, our meeting rooms are not open to the public for reservations. Also, we are holding no in-person programs until further notice. Please know that these measures are temporary as we walk this journey together. Someday we will all look back on the year 2020 and think not so much about the pandemic and the toil and trials we endured, but the ways we came together as a community to help each other out. And that, my library friends, is a story worth telling.
Stay safe and keep reading!
Jim Gill, Director, Dover Public Library
