Mary H. Weir Public Library
Statement Concerning COVID-19
Dear
Library Friends and Cardholders,
Effective Monday,
March 16, 2020 the Library will be closed to the public
with all library and
public meeting programs suspended until March 31, 2020 and or until further
notice.
Staff
will report and be available in the Library to maintain library network
operations, and for continued public access to the online virtual library services.
Public access to the building will be closed with staff in house available and
ready to provide assistance electronically. Patrons may call the
Library at 304-797-8510, and also email the Library at refdesk@weirton.lib.wv.us for information, questions, and assistance with
accessing the Library’s virtual online collection for adults and children of
e-books, audio collections, films, music, magazine collections for one’s own
personal computer, tablets, and smart phones.
Library
staff will be available to assist public electronically between 10:00 am to
5:00 pm, Monday through Saturday effective March 16, 2020 to March 31, 2020.
Patrons
will be able to continue to return books in the Library’s book drop
conveniently located on Sarah Lane entrance of the Library.
Until further
notice, the Library will not be accepting donations of physical materials of
used books, cds, DVDs and archival materials. If you are planning to
donate used materials, please consider holding on to items until a time when we
are able to accept them.
Income
tax forms will be made available for public access in the Library’s front
electric door vestibule (facing Main Street) for self-serve access. Outer
electric doors will open only with interior electric doors closed.
The Library plans to
continually update communications through its blog at
www.mhwpl.blogspot.com,
and Face Book with information that may be helpful and timely during this
adjusted service period.
Our
Children’s Specialist will be accessible by emailing and telephoning the
Library.
The Adult
Literacy Program is suspended until further notice.
As the Library’s
public meeting room will be closed, please call the Library and or your
organization to determine status of their meetings and workshops. Please check
the Library’s web page for update and status of future meetings.
The
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) assisting income filers has been
suspended until further notice.
The
situation with the Coronavirus is evolving daily. Library will continue to keep
you informed of changes to our services. We encourage you to frequently check
for updates via our blog, and Facebook page.
The
Library’s staff is here to assist you accessing the Weirton Library’s
electronic downloadable collections.
All of the
above mentioned measures will be implemented until further notice.
The Mary H.
Weir Public Library Board, March 14, 2020.
