By TOMMY REZAC
St. Joseph Post
The Downtown Library in St. Joseph will be closed until Monday, Jan. 11 due to an employee testing positive for COVID-19.
St. Joseph Public Library director Mary Beth Revels said the staff learned of the exposure Thursday morning.
"We've asked the employees who have been exposed to stay home," Revels said. "There are enough employees who have been exposed that we are not able to operate the (downtown) library."
Contactless library service will continue at the other three branches of the St. Joseph Public Library. No services will be available at the Downtown Library. Patrons who have items on reserve will be contacted, so the pick-up library may be changed or the pickup date extended.
Contactless library service will continue at the other three branches of the St. Joseph Public Library. Patrons who have items on reserve in the downtown location have been contacted, so they may pick up items a different location or extend their pick-up date.
St. Joseph Public Libraries have offered primarily contactless service since September.
"When Buchanan County went to the orange risk level, we at that point moved to contactless service at all of the (public library) branches," Revels said.
The East Hills Library provides contactless service Monday – Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Carnegie Library provides the service Monday - Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Washington Park Library provides the service Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from noon until 8 p.m.
