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Library is open to the public

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New guidelines will apply

HARTINGTON — Beginning May 26, the Hartington Public Library is re-opening for public use, with the following COVID-19 guidelines in place.

All patrons are welcomed back and thanked for their support during this time.

• The library will be open Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-noon.

It is asked that only one family member come at a time, in order to maintain the CDC 10-person rule.

• Returned material should continue to be placed in the outside book-drop (back entrance) before entering the library, and not returned to the circulation desk.

• We will continue to offer our digital services through Nebraska Overdrive and our book request service phone/ text and email/ citylibrary@hartel.net for those that don’t feel comfortable entering our building.

• Additional safety measures include a hand sanitizer station, and the quarantining of material. Please social distance especially at the circulation desk. The public restrooms will NOT be available.

• Children ages 7- 16 and under will be able to come into the library to search/check out books, however, we will ask them not to stay. No computer lab for children under the age of 18 at this time, unless they are with a tutor.

• The computer lab will be open for adults with time limits, if necessary. Users will be asked to maintain distance from one another. We ask that you wipe down keyboards after usage.

Disinfectant wipes will be provided. For the time being, staff assistance for help accessing sites will not be available. Printing services will be available.

• Our “Imagine Your Story” summer reading program will be a take home program this year.

If interested, you may pick up your child(ren)’s books, reading logs and activity packets the week of June 1-5. No other programming will be available this summer.

It is hoped that soon these restrictions will be relaxed and removed and the library will be fully operational in the near future.

Please call 402-254-6245, if you have any questions.