It’s exhausting to think about that it has been virtually three months, since we’ve been in a position to set foot in a library department. Excellent news, although! Starting Monday, June Eight, it is possible for you to to go to the library as soon as once more, though issues can be a bit completely different.

On Monday, June Eight, Shreve Memorial Library is reopening seven of our largest branches to the general public: Broadmoor, Cedar Grove-Line Avenue, Hamilton/South Caddo, North Caddo (Vivian), North Shreveport, Wallette and West Shreveport. Every department can be open Monday by way of Saturday from 10:15 a.m. to six:15 p.m. and can provide the next companies:  curbside supply, fast looking and checkouts, pc entry, reference and Readers’ Advisory, and printing and faxing companies. 

So what do it’s essential to know earlier than visiting the library?

1.    All guests and workers can be required to put on a face masks or face overlaying to enter the library.

2.    It is possible for you to to browse and take a look at books, DVDs, and periodicals. Nonetheless, all looking is restricted to 30 minutes.

three.    Laptop use can be accessible; nonetheless, every pc session is restricted to 30 minutes as nicely.

four.    The primary hour of every Monday (10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.) can be reserved to be used by senior residents over the age of 60 years previous.

5.    Patrons age 15 and youthful should be accompanied by an grownup over the age of 18.

6.    The quantity of individuals allowed within the department at anybody time will rely on occupancy limits and social distancing pointers.

7.    All assembly rooms and school rooms stay closed presently.

Bear in mind, curbside pickup service, in addition to call-in reference assist and Readers’ Advisory, remains to be accessible on the Atkins, Belcher-Wyche, Blanchard, David Raines, Gilliam, Higginbotham-Bryson, Hollywood/Union Avenue, Hosston, Means, Mooretown, Mooringsport, and Rodessa branches. Place holds and reserve objects for pickup on-line by visiting www.shreve-lib.org/catalog. 

So whereas somethings have modified, you have to admit, it is going to be good to go to the library once more. Don’t overlook to enroll in the 2020 Summer time Studying Program and like @shrevememorial on Fb to take a look at all of our digital performances. As at all times, bear in mind to dream, uncover, do!

What’s New on the Library

Lavender Blue Homicide by Laura Childs (fiction)

Tea maven Theodosia Browning and her tea sommelier Drayton Conneley are visitors at a hen hunt styled within the exact method of an English capturing occasion. Which implies sloe gin fizzes and capturing costumes of tweed and herringbone. However as gunshots explode, one shot sounds too shut for consolation to Theodosia and Drayton. Intrigued however apprehensive, Theodosia wanders into the neighbor’s lavender area the place she discovers her host, Reginald Doyle, bleeding to dying. As Theodosia investigates, fingers are pointed, and long-buried secrets and techniques are uncovered.

Deadly Sport by Christine Feehan (fiction)

When Malichai Fortunes assaults an issue, he does it full power – a behavior that earns the GhostWalker a painful harm and a pressured trip in San Diego, California. With nothing however bodily remedy on the horizon, Malichai is beginning to get stressed… till a placing blue-eyed blonde makes all his senses come alive. Amaryllis is variety and heat and sees past Malichai’s tough exterior, however he can inform there’s one thing she’s hiding…

Journey of the Pharaohs: A Novel from the NUMA Information by Clive Cussler (fiction)

In 1074 B.C., huge treasures disappear from the tombs of Egyptians Pharaohs. In 1927, a daredevil American aviator vanishes on an tried transcontinental flight. And within the current day, a fishing trawler – together with its mysterious cargo – sinks off the coast of Scotland. How are these three mysterious occasions linked? And, extra importantly, what do they imply for Kurt Austin and his NUMA staff? As they seek for solutions, the NUMA squad be a part of the brokers of the British MI5 to tackle a wide-reaching worldwide conspiracy. Their widespread enemy is the Bloodstone Group, a conglomerate of arms sellers and thieves making an attempt to steal historic relics on either side of the Atlantic. Kurt and his staff quickly discover themselves wrapped up in a treacherous treasure hunt as they race to search out the misplaced Egyptian riches… earlier than they fall into the mistaken arms.

Samantha Bonnette is Advertising and marketing & Growth Supervisor at Shreve Memorial Library.

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