Reopening of the Phoenixville Library

Reopening of the Phoenixville Library
Posted on 06/05/2020
Reopening of the Phoenixville Library

Dear Patrons and Community Members,

Per the Governor’s orders, Chester County will be moving to the Yellow Phase on Friday, June 5. For the Phoenixville Public Library, this means that library staff will be able to enter the buildings for the first time since March 13. We are very excited to begin the process of reopening the library. 

We have been working hard behind the scenes to provide you with resources online through our newsletters, website, and social media.  We will continue to provide information about databases, access to eMaterials, and a selection of virtual programming, as we did while we were unable to access the buildings.  In addition, we have developed a thorough plan for reopening to ensure the safety of staff and patrons.

Although staff will be allowed in the buildings on June 5, the library will remain closed to the public for the next several weeks. While in the building, the staff will be quarantining and processing returned items, moving furniture and workstations to ensure social distancing, setting up a quarantine area, designating traffic patterns, and developing a process to provide curbside pick-up as soon as possible.  

Effective June 5, we will begin to accept returns of materials in the book drops. However, due to the backlog of materials we are experiencing, it will take a week or two before they are checked in and removed from your records. 

On Monday June 15, the library will begin walk-up pickup of materials that are on hold. We are excited to bring this service to you all. We will send out more information about this service soon.

Please know that we are doing everything we can to help ensure the safety and well-being of our staff and patrons, and we ask that you continue to be patient while we work toward reopening.

We look forward to seeing you all again, at a safe distance!

Sincerely,

The Phoenixville Public Library

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