Ralston :Library suspends late fees until end of May

Ralston :Library suspends late fees until end of May

RESTRICTIONSSLOWLY EASING UP,LOCAL LIBRARIES AREALSO MAKINGREVISIONS TO ASSISTPEOPLE WITH THEIRLIBRARY NEEDS.3 NEWS NOWREPORTER, DANIELLEDAVIS JOINS USWITH MORE ABOUTHOW LIBRARIES AREHANDLING LATE FEES.COURTNEY, SINCETHE SHUTDOWN OFPUBLIC LIBRARIESTHOSE WHO CHECKEDOUT BOOKS WEREN'TEXACTLY SURE ABOUTLATE FEES.THE BARIGHT PUBLICLIBRARY IN RALSTONSUSPENDED ALL LATEFEES WHILE THEYWERE CLOSED, BUTTHEY JUST OPENEDUP FOR BOOK DROPOFF, SO WHAT DOESTHAT MEAN?THE PUBLICLIBRARY INRALSTON WASALWAYS OPEN FORCURBSIDE SERVICEEVERY MONDAY.THEY DID SEE ANINCREASE IN THEIRON-LINE SERVICES,ESPECIALLY E-BOOKS SINCE THESHUTDOWN.BUT THEY ARE NOWOPEN FOR BOOKDROP-OFF.BAILEY HALBUR,LIBRARY DIRECTOR,BARIGHT PUBLICLIBRARY "ALL THEFEES ARE BEINGWAIVED WHILE WEARE CLOSED JUSTBECAUSE DIDN'TKNOW WHEN WEWOULD BE OPENAGAIN." LATE FEESARE SUSPENDEDUNTIL THE END OFTHE MONTH.AFTER THAT THEYWILL WORK WITHPEOPLE ON A CASEBY CASE BASIS IFTHEY ARE UNABLETO RETURN BOOKSBY THEN.AS SAFETY IS APRIORITY, THERETURNED BOOKSBEING TAKEN IN AREDONE SO UNDERSTRICT CDCGUIDELINES ANDRESTRICTIONS.BAILEY HALBUR,LIBRARY DIRECTOR,BARIGHT PUBLICLIBRARY"WE'VE BEENQUARANTININGTHEM FOR 72HOURS THEN WEWIPE THEM DOWNWITH CLOROXWIPES AND THENCHECK THEM INAGAIN."THEY WILL BAG UP TO5 BOOKS FOR THECURBSIDE SERVICEAND LIBRARY CHECKOUT FOR BOOKS HASBEEN EXTENDEDFROM 4 WEEKS TO SIXWEEKS.ALTHOUGH CURBSIDESERVICE IS GREAT,SOME SAY THELIBRARY OPENINGCAN'T COME SOONENOUGH."I HOPE THEY OPENSOON, I DON'TKNOW WHAT IWANT UNTIL I AMSOON, I DON'TKNOW WHAT IWANT UNTIL I AMSOON, I DON'TKNOW WHAT IWANT UNTIL I AMSOON, I DON'TKNOW WHAT IWANT UNTIL I AMINSIDE LOOKING, ILIKE TO LOOK ATWHAT IS NEW INTHERE AND I HAVESEVERAL AUTHORSTHAT I LIKE TOREAD, IT'S JUSTBETTER TO GOINSIDE."IF YOU NEED HELPSELECTING A BOOK,THEY AN ONLINESERVICE AVAILABLE,THEY HAVE THEMLISTED BY GENRE,AUTHOR, TOPIC ORJUST GIVE THEM ACALL AND THEY WILLPERSONALLY ASSISTYOU IN FINDINGSOMETHING.THE LIBRARY SAYSYOU CAN STILLCONNECT WITHTHEM...THE BOOK CLUB ISAVAILABLE ONLINE,THEIR ANNUALSUMMER READINGPROGRAM WILL BESTARTING SOON ANDTHEY HAVE MAKE ANDTAKE CRAFTS THATYOU CAN ORDER,THAT THEY WILL ALSOBAG UP FOR YOU FORCURBSIDE PICK UP.THIS IS DANIELLEDAVIS, 3 NEWS NOW,THIS MORNING.THE IMPACT OF THE