Rensselaerville Library Notes for Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Beginning on Tuesday, April 13, the Rensselaerville Library will begin providing services inside the library again on a limited basis.
The library’s hours of operations will remain the same, Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In addition to front-porch pick-up, you will be able to make appointments to browse parts of the collection located on the first and second floors of the main library and the first floor of the annex side of the building.
Both basement areas remain closed to the public due to construction. Also, access to limited in-library services such as public computer access, indoor wifi, printing/faxing/copying, and information/reference/technical services will be available by appointment.
Call us during library hours at 518-797-3949 or email us at to tell us which service you require, make an appointment, and come in at the appointed time. For those of you who like to live on the wild side, feel free to drop by to see if there is immediate availability. That’s OK, too!
We won’t be fully back to “normal.” There will be no sitting and reading, and (yikes!) still no public restrooms. We ask for your patience and good humor during this phase of library service.
Poetry Month
In addition to expanded library services, the library is celebrating National Poetry Month with three special programs:
— Poem-A-Day, featuring 30 days of poems by 30 poets;
— Favorite Poem Project, a live virtual event co-hosted by Conkling Hall; and
— A Community Poem Project, a compilation of verses collected from members of our library community reflecting on memories of memories of this past year.
Information about all poetry programs may be found at www.rensselaervillelibrary.org.
Staying safe
The Rensselaerville Library and its staff are committed to providing services to you while also maintaining a high level of health and safety standards for the protection of our community. In order to continue in-library services into the future — with the ultimate goal of full restoration of operations and services — we need your help.
If you have any symptoms indicative of COVID-19, and/or have had, do have, or have been exposed to COVID-19 within 14 days of you appointment, please contact us and let us know that you will not be keeping your appointment. If for any reason, you are unable to comply with any of our requirements for accessing the front porch or entering our building, library staff will work with you to accommodate your needs. Just ask.