Perry Carnegie Library | 302 N 7th Street | Perry, OK | 73077 580.336.4721 | library@cityofperryok.com

X The library will operate as a “Pick up at the Door” library.

X The west doors will be open. Cedar doors will be locked.

X Check out items and place in west entryway. Use wrappers or sacks so titles are obscured. Request items one day in advance for pick-up when possible. This service will be advertised.

X Overdue fines will begin accruing on May 21st. The book drop has been continuously available.

X Employees are required to take their temperature upon arrival. Masks will be required if the employee has a cough or when within 6 feet of a patron/employee without a sneeze guard. (We reserve the right to ask patrons who are coughing/ill to leave.)

X Staff will only use designated computers & disinfect at the end of their shift.

X No public restrooms; the water fountain will be covered.

X Encourage library card registration online. We will allow patrons to register in person.

X Limit the number of patrons in the building to those picking up materials

in foyer, applying for library cards, copies, faxing, and computer usage.

X Public computers are limited to essential services. Leniency on guest passes. Remove keyboard from computers that are too close. Clean copier and computers after use.

X Remove toys and non-essential items. Block off access to stacks upstairs and downstairs.

X Circulate newspapers with a one day check-out.

X Staff behind plexi-glass screens; they are on order.

X The meeting room & collaboration room will not be available.

X Books will be returned in the bookdrop only. (Not placed on the library desk.) Books will be quarantined 48 hours and sanitized. Put a bookmark inside letting patrons know they can wait additional time to read the book because we can’t sanitize the pages.

X Begin operating as a “To Go” library.

X The first half hour of the day, from 10-10:30 (Monday-Friday) will be limited to the vulnerable population.

X Continue to keep west doors open and

south doors closed.

X Summer Reading Incentive Program begins. We will announce the details at a later date.

X Roughly limit the number of patrons in the building to 15 in the public parts of the building with no more than 10 per floor at one time. No face to face programming.

X Patrons are allowed to retrieve their own library materials. Only one patron or family group in an aisle at a time in the stacks.

X Children will be encouraged to stay with their parents.

X Ideally, operating as a “To Go” library will limit the number of public restroom visits. The public restroom will be cleaned daily. Hand sanitizer will be available at service desks

X Normal services and procedures resume with as few exceptions as possible.

X Limit computer time to one hour with extensions only for job seekers, medical, benefits or other non-entertainment purposes.

X Consider resuming face to face programming.

All dates/items are subject to change, depending on the spread of COVID-19.

JUNE 1ST, 2020

JULY 1ST, 2020

MAY 18TH, 2020

PERRY CARNEGIE LIBRARYThe Perry Carnegie Library is planning a multi-phase approach to returning to normal operations. We look forward to serving all of our patrons again very soon. Please read over the following to learn about our planned process and safety procedures.