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increased patron on-line options
significantly since the virus struck
and will continue to offer the in-
creased informational opportuni-
ties to patrons moving forward.
“We added lots of great online
services, including digital access to
Consumer Reports; Creativebug,
which is a fantastic craft tutorial
database; NewsBank, which pro-
vides daily access to hundreds of
newspapers, including the Register-
Guard; full-text copies of many
popular magazine titles through
Overdrive; and TumbleBooks and
TumbleMath for younger learners.
We also circulated a total of more
than 51,000 physical and digital ti-
tles over that time,” Spencer said.
One aspect of library safety
protocols that will remain in ef-
fect is the policy of curbside pick-
ups. Patrons will still be asked to
drop off their checked-out items
Monday through Thursday, from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and on Fridays
from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
In Mapleton, curbside service
will also continue, and the branch
will now be open for browsing
from noon until 5 p.m. on Thurs-
days only.
The library also has new touch
less check-out stations for patrons
to use.
One of the other main changes,
at least for the initial re-opening,
patrons will encounter is a lack of
seating. There will be no internal
seating at this time and meeting
receive the vaccine.
People can also go to
Lane County Public Health www.lanecounty.org/vax-
for the most current infor- clinics.
mation for registering to
Next, Mills also updat-
ed the council on damage
done by CenturyLink to
city streets, for which she
has requested repair assis-
tance.
Mills followed this
by requesting that
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rooms are not available.
In addition, children will be al-
lowed to browse with parents, but
toys are not available and there
will be no play groups or in-
house story times.
There is, however, an online ver-
sion of “Story time” and an online
Book Club which can be accessed
through www.facebook.com/Siu-
slawPublicLibrary.
Spencer said she is pleased with
the prospects of reopening the li-
brary and wants the community to
reengage in the way best suited to
their individual situations.
“Most of all, I cannot wait to
welcome our patrons back to the
library,” she said. “Almost every
day, one or another of us working
here at the library wonders about
approve a contract for a
city-owned cell phone.
After a brief discussion,
which touched on the
best cell plan for the area,
c o u n c i l o r s au t h o r i z e d
Mills to proceed with both
efforts.
The next Dunes City
Council meeting is sched-
uled for April 28.
For more information,
visit dunescityhall.com.
how another one of patrons is do-
ing, and what they are reading,
and when will we get a chance to
be together in this wonderful li-
brary again. We are so excited to
have our best friends and neigh-
bors back once again.”
She said that staff have also
been hard at work to prepare for
reopening.
“I truly work with the best peo-
ple in the world. Our librarians
have been creative and committed
to keeping library services avail-
able in new and flexible ways,”
Spencer said. “I am glad that the
whole library team will now be
back to doing what we love most
— seeing and working with our
patrons.”
Siuslaw Public Library will con-
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The Sportsman, 249 High-
way 101 in Florence, and
committed a theft of six 6
firearms.
The Florence Police De-
partment is leading the
investigation into the bur-
glary. ATF is assisting the
Florence Police Department
in their efforts to identify
the individual(s) responsi-
tinue to offer curbside service for
those who wish to pick up library
materials that way, with carts now
located inside the main lobby of
the Florence library.
If patrons applied for a library
card during the closure, it can be
picked up during browsing hours
with a photo ID and proof of cur-
rent street address.
For new library cards, SPL will
provide applications to be com-
pleted out of the building, and
then patrons will be asked to re-
turn for the card, again providing
photo ID and proof of address.
Restrooms will also be closed to
the public during this phase of the
SPL reopening.
For more information, go to
www.siuslawlibrary.info.
ble for this burglary.
ATF is offering a reward
of up to $2,500 for informa-
tion that leads to the arrest
and conviction of those in-
volved, and the recovery of
the firearms. In addition,
the NSSF is matching the
reward, bringing the total
to up to $5,000.
If you have any infor-
mation relating to this in-
cident, contact Detective
Brandon Bailey at the Flor-
ence, Police Department at
541-997-3515 or by email
at brandon.bailey@ci.flor-
ence.or.us.
People can also provide
information at the anony-
mous tip line of 541-997-
9604.
Florence Police Depart-
ment, ATF and NSSF thank
the public for their assis-
tance.
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Easter
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Good Friday Service April 2 at 6pm.
NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH,
21st & Spruce Street
WELCOMES YOU TO
EASTER SUNDAY
1380 10 th St.
541-997-3533
MAUNDY THURSDAY
www.florencecrossroadag.org
email: office@florencecrossroadag.org
SERVICE
First Baptist Church Family
Christ is Risen!
Alleluia!
Resurrection
Lutheran Church
Easter Celebration
Palm Sunday Services, 8:00 am
Easter Sunday Services, 10:00 am
With appropriate masking until at your
seat and approved social distancing
85294 Highway 101 South
(About 1 mile south of the bridge)
541-997-8038
Check our website
for Easter Events
fi rstbaptistfl orence.org
Easter is Sunday, April 4
1935 East 25th Street
Florence, OR
541-997-7660
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5:30 PM
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE
WITH STATIONS OF THE
CROSS
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5:30 PM
EASTER CELEBRATION
WITH HOLY COMMUNION
APRIL 4 TH
10:30 AM.
IN PERSON EASTER SER-
VICE CAN BE VIEWED
AT
WWWFLORENCENEW
LIFELUTHERAN.ORG
OR ON FACEBOOK
ORGANIST:
BRIAN LINDSEY
New life lutheran
church, ELCA
541-997-8113
