<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">The BHPL has decided to move to curbside for book service, but still allow people in for computers and the copier/fax machine. This will start on Monday January 10 and is due in part to the rising level of Covid in the community (the spread has been over 40% for the last two days according to our local hospital) and because my library is facing a devastating staff shortage.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">We will continue to reassess the situation and this will hopefully be only in place for a short time.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Kat Boyer<br></div>Director<br></div>Benton Harbor Public Library</div><div>213 E Wall St.<br>Benton Harbor, MI 49022</div><div><br></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:10px"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/1899250?utm_medium=reading_link&utm_source=email_signature" style="color:rgb(24,24,24)" target="_blank">Currently Reading</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:10px"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/1899250?utm_medium=cover&utm_source=email_signature" target="_blank"><img width="50" alt="Book Cover" src="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_cover/1899250" style="margin:10px 0px 5px"></a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:10px;margin-top:5px"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/?utm_medium=gr_logo&utm_source=email_signature" style="border:0px" target="_blank"><img width="16" height="16" alt="Goodreads Logo" src="https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/icons/goodreads_icon_32x32-6c9373254f526f7fdf2980162991a2b3.png" style="vertical-align:middle;margin-right:2px"> </a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_instructions?utm_medium=gyo_link&utm_source=email_signature" style="color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:middle" target="_blank">Get your own email signature</a></div><br></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 4:39 PM Sharon Crotser-Toy via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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I am hoping to do the same (mask mandate, no closure), but will need to ok this with a somewhat reluctant board.</div>
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<div>I am opting for a mask mandate instead of reverting back to curbside. Probably until the end of the month, but we are a small library so it shouldn't be a problem for us.</div>
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<div style="font-size:small">I just saw that. We have it as a response scenario in case we have a large portion (about 40%+) out in quarantine, paired with reduced hours so we don't burn out the others. But, as of right now (Tuesday,
January 4 at 4pm), it's not an immediate option for us. For comparison, our county is next to Kalamazoo County, but our most recent figures have us at 16% positivity.<br clear="all">
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