Stonington Free Library

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REOPENING PROTOCOLS

STONINGTON FREE LIBRARY

REOPENING PROTOCOLS – EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 26, 2020

 

HOURS:

  • Monday 10-6
  • Tuesday 10-6
  • Wednesday 10-7
  • Thursday 10-6
  • Friday 10-5
  • Saturday: 10-1

 

FOR YOUR SAFETY:

  • Do not visit if you are feeling unwell
  • Facemasks required to enter the library and must be worn at all times in the building 
  • Children 2 years and older must wear a mask
  • No public restrooms
  • Each individual or family limited to a half an hour in the building
  • Please practice 6’ social distancing guidelines throughout the building
  • One person or one family at a time in book stack aisles
  • Elevator restricted to one person or one family at a time

 

ENTERING/EXITING:

  • If you are able, please ENTER through the front door and EXIT through the side door
  • To access the Children’s/Teen Rooms, if you are able, please take the elevator DOWN and the stairs UP

 

BOOK RETURNS:

  • Items must be returned in the outside book-drop 
  • Returned items are quarantined for 72 hours

 

BROWSING:

  • Limited browsing is encouraged; please be mindful of building limits and those waiting to enter
  • Children’s/Teen Room open for browsing only
  • Limited seating in the building at this time
  • Limited access to glass floor mezzanine
  • No access to local history collection
  • Staff available for assistance/retrieval of items (not including in-person computer assistance)

 

CURBSIDE PICKUP:

  • Curbside pickup will continue as an option
  • Place holds online, by phone or email and you will be notified when they are ready for pickup

 

COMPUTER/COPIER/PRINTER USE:

  • No public computers available at this time
  • Limited seating for personal device usage 
  • No in-person computer assistance at this time; may sign up for online assistance by appointment 
  • Self-service copy machine available (no in-person assistance)
  • Printing available if emailed to stonlib@stoningtonfreelibrary.org or printed from your own device via the Library’s Wi-Fi 

 

PROGRAMMING/REFERENCE/DIGITAL SERVICES:

Remember & Honor - The library will be closed on Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day. Have a safe holiday. Our DIGITAL LIBRARY is always open!