Department heads met yesterday to discuss reopening. We all know that the public’s perception of the threat of Covid-19 has changed rapidly since vaccines have become widely available. The CDC’s recent announcement that “Fully vaccinated people can…Resume activities without wearing masks or physically distancing”, has created additional pressure on institutions to relax Covid-related restrictions. The impetus for our discussion yesterday was the difficulty in continuing to justify many of the restrictions that we planned to lift in July or August including keeping play areas closed, limiting capacity, and restricting entry to those 14 and above. Beginning Monday we will take the following steps to make our services more in-line with where the community seems to be with Covid-precautions (measures that are new or that have been moved from July or August are highlighted):
- The Archive Room will reopen for public meetings
- Curbside holds will move to an on-demand, rather than an appointment-based, service available all open hours
- Book sale will reopen
- The capacity limit will end
- The bouncer station will be removed
- The Youth Computer Lounge will reopen
- Children under 14 will be admitted without an adult (per the Unattended Child Policy)
The complete reopening plan for 2021 can be found here and is always accessible via the link in the Covid-19 menu on the intranet. Let me know if you have any questions.