FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Patricia Spencer, Public Information Officer
406.459.0614 or pspencer@lclibrary.org
A Message from Lewis & Clark Library Director John Finn Regarding Suspending Services
November 10, 2020 (Helena, MT)—Due to the rise in COVID cases in Lewis & Clark County over the past few weeks, and a staff member’s positive COVID test today, we decided to close the Library for the safety of staff and patrons. The staff member did not have contact with patrons. The Library is offering its full and unqualified support to the employee and all staff and patrons.
The Library anticipates reopening the Library for holds pick up after a thorough cleaning of the facility by Friday, November 13th. Online resources are still available, including access to downloadable books, music, and movies. All other in-person services are temporarily unavailable at the Main Helena Library, including Phone-a-Librarian, Holds Pick Up, and Bookmobile services.
The Library is already scheduled to be closed on Wednesday for Veteran's Day and is already closed to the public due to construction. Staff have been working in the building providing holds pick up, answering reference questions on the phone, and reorganizing the library collections for their new spaces. Those services will be suspended until Friday.
Branch libraries in East Helena, Augusta, and Lincoln remain open for holds pick up services and limited access. All of the Library’s book drops remain open and are being emptied.
The Library has and will continue to take steps to ensure the health and safety of our patrons, employees, business partners, and their families. We are proud of our workforce and offer our whole-hearted support of, and continued commitment to, everyone’s health and safety in these unprecedented times.
John Finn, Director, Lewis & Clark Library, can be reached via email at jfinn@lclibrary.org
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