Wednesday, May 20, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
LIBRARY: Plan to
reopen has been laid
out for the public
Continued from page 3
customers alike.
Chapter 1: Return of mate-
rials and release of existing
holds.
On Tuesday, May 26,
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on
Saturday, May 30, from noon
to 6 p.m. customers can drop
off materials at all Deschutes
Public Library locations.
These designated dates and
times will allow for the quar-
antine of returned library
materials. Directional signage
at each library will indicate
exact drop-off locations and
procedures.
Beginning Tuesday, June
2, customers who had materi-
als on hold before the March
closure will be able to pick
up those items. Pick up will
be curbside only and items
can only be picked up at the
location where the hold was
originally placed. Book drops
will remain closed, but items
may be dropped off curbside
with staff during this time.
Hours for pick up and contin-
ued drop off of materials for
Sisters Library are: Tuesday3
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(closed Sundays, Mondays).
Chapter 2: Limited cus-
tomer access to library
buildings:
The date for Chapter 2
will be determined by the
Library Director and Board in
consultation with government
and public health officials.
More information regarding
its implementation will be
made available as it is known.
In Chapter 2, custom-
ers will have limited access
into library buildings and the
number of people allowed
in Library buildings at any
one time will be restricted to
facilitate physical distancing.
Limited services will be avail-
able at this time, such as pick-
ing up newly requested holds
and light browsing. Meeting
and tutor rooms, public com-
puters and children9s early
learning spaces will remain
closed. Programs, classes and
events (story times, computer
labs, lectures, etc.), as well
as the processing of library
cards, will continue online
only during this time.
Summer with the Library
(formerly the Summer
Reading Program) will
be online during July and
August.
Modified hours will
remain in place. In Chapter 2
the Sisters Library hours are:
Tuesday through Saturday,
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; closed
Sundays, Mondays.
Chapter 3: Increased
access to buildings, resources
and services:
The date for Chapter 3
will be determined by the
Library Director and Board
in consultation with govern-
ment and public health offi-
cials. Chapter 3 institutes a
broader range of access to all
libraries, materials and ser-
vices including more brows-
ing and limited use of public
computers. Modified hours
will remain in place.
<Our goal is for staff and
customers to feel safe and
be safe when working in and
browsing the library,= said
Dunkelberg. <We are work-
ing with local- and state-
level governments and health
authorities to ensure that we
are implementing their rec-
ommended best practices to
minimize risk.=
Those practices include:
" Face coverings. All
Deschutes Public Library
staff members are required to
wear face masks. Customers
are encouraged but not
required to wear face masks
as a courtesy to staff and
other members of the public.
" Increased cleanings. The
Library9s janitorial service is
contracted to work additional
hours and pay particular
attention to common surfaces
such as handrails, doors, and
handles. The Library also
provides cleaning supplies
for all workspaces and public
service desk areas.
" Hand washing. While
public restrooms will be
closed during the initial
phases of reopening, out-
door hand-washing stations
and hand sanitizer will be
provided for Library custom-
ers. Staff have regular access
to soap and warm water
for hand washing. Gloves
will be provided to staff
for use during cleaning and
disinfecting materials and
workspaces.
" Physical distancing.
Customers will be guided to
maintain a six-foot distance
between staff and other cus-
tomers. Physical distancing
areas will be clearly marked
in spaces where the public
tends to gather (e.g., service
desks, check-out kiosks).
<These three chapters to
re-opening provide safety-
conscious steps that allow
us to return to our libraries
in a way that makes sense
for staff and the public,= said
Dunkelberg. <While we can9t
predict what the future holds,
we are optimistic that as con-
ditions change and allow us
to reopen, we will be pre-
pared and ready.=
Library customers with
questions about the phases
or their accounts can call
or text their question to
541-617-0776.
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