As the COVID-19 pandemic continues beyond the one-year mark, we know that many of you are anxious to get back inside the library for the purpose of browsing our shelves. With the number of COVID-19 cases in Union County finally starting to go down, we are almost ready to start setting up 30 minute appointments for residents of Springfield to come inside the library to browse, even as we continue to offer curbside pickup appointments for those who want them.
As long as conditions continue to improve, we are looking at a start date of Monday, May 17th for inside browsing; library staff will begin accepting appointments on Wednesday, May 12th for 30-minute browsing sessions. Please note that the number of patrons allowed inside the library to browse at any one time will be kept to a limit of 10 and that the following rules and conditions will apply: