PWPL is Closed until April 6th
In light of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's order to suspend K-12 public education, the library is also closing until April 6th. We will continue to monitor the situation and will make changes to this schedule as needed.
On Thursday, March 12 library administration, staff department heads and the library board President met to set a plan for response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Library Programming and public meetings were suspended that day, and the committee decided to close to the public under certain conditions. One of these conditions was the closing of public schools, especially in a statewide capacity. Unbelievably this occurred mere hours later.
I know that the closing of the library is very upsetting to many. And know that this decision was not made lightly. However, this Pandemic is uncharted territory. Now is a time to use caution.
There is much discussion about 'flattening the curve' via social distancing and isolation. Research indicates that this is the best way that we can help stop the spread of this virus and protect public health. As a public facility, we are one of the most highly visited spots in town. We see an average of nearly 700 people in/out of the library in a day. This level of traffic has increased our need for caution.
Essential Library Staff will be at the library responding to email, voicemails and calls, Monday - Friday from 12:00 - 5:00 pm. Please feel free to reach out if you have questions or concerns.
More details about our plan is below.
Andrea Ingmire
Library Director
906-226-4303
