The Danville Public Library will open again on Monday, June 29th, 2020, with reduced hours and services.
All services provided during Phase 3 will continue to be available. They include curbside pick-up, home delivery, online card registration, drop off/pick up copy and fax, reference service by phone or email and public computer lab in the first floor meeting room.
The Danville Public Library will be open for collection browsing and check out, in-person card registration and in-person reference assistance (by appointment only). In order to maintain a safe social distance, the number of patrons using the library at any one time will be limited to 50.
Library hours will be Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. for ‘’high-risk’’ patrons and 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. for all other patrons. As a reminder, children age 11 or under are not to be left at the library unattended or on library grounds by caregivers. Children age 11 and under must be accompanied by a caregiver age 16 or above.
The library started accepting returns at the outside book drops only today (Wednesday, June 24th). Starting on July 6th, the front lawn and Hegeler stage is available for groups of 25 or less to book for meetings, (weather permitting). Chairs and sound equipment will be available.
For the safety of patrons and staff, some services will remain unavailable. These services include: meeting and study rooms, the second floor adult computer and seating areas, newspapers and magazines, Teen Zone and MakerSpace, children’s and caregivers computers in the Children’s room and seating areas, inside book drops and water fountains. The library has also suspended the acceptance of donated materials.
Patrons are asked to wear a mask and maintain social distancing standards.
