CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW)- The Clarksville-Montgomery County Library will begin their first phase of reopening to the public beginning at 9 a.m. on May 4th.
The library book drop is now open for returns.
All library materials returned will be quarantined for at least three days before being recirculated as a precautionary measure.
Library hours will be shortened to the following: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. In-person service in the library building will be restricted to checkout and return of library materials and making of new library cards.
Social distancing will be enforced with a limited number of patrons allowed in the building at any given time and frequent cleaning of high-touch areas by the custodial staff. Library offiicials recommend the use of masks by patrons and that only one family member enter the library for check-out if possible.
New check-out process
In order to check out library materials, the materials must be placed on hold either using your online account or calling the library (931-648) -8826-for assistance. Patrons will not be able to browse the shelves to select items.
Also, staff will not be available to answer the phone until Monday, May 4.
During Phase I, only three physical items will be allowed to be checked out per library account.
During the Phase I period, the library will continue with the suspension of all programming, meeting room use and use of public computers and any other use of the building by patrons other than the controlled checkout mentioned above.
“We look forward to beginning to serve the public again face-to-face in a way that is as safe as we can make it through this first phase of reopening,” library officials said in a news release.
It is unknown how long Phase I will last.
Shifting outcomes during the next weeks could cause library hours and some of the above procedures to change; updates will be provided on the library’s website banner: mcgtn.org/library and also on the library’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CMCPublicLibrary/