Staffordshire libraries to extend opening hours
Staffordshire libraries will extend their current opening hours and services next week, as part of the phased reopening after lockdown.
From Monday, the 16 libraries directly managed by Staffordshire County Council will revert to their pre-lockdown standard opening hours, including weekends.
And from then, the libraries will also have some computers available to use, if booked in advance; while the 'order and collect' service remains in place for book borrowing.
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Victoria Wilson, Staffordshire County Council's cabinet member responsible for libraries, said: "It was always our intention to reopen libraries in a phased way, in line with the rest of society, and this is another step in the process.
“We know how much libraries mean to their communities and although this is not a return to normality it is part of the process.”
Hand sanitising, hygiene and social distancing arrangements are all in place and everyone entering a library is encouraged to wear a face covering.
It includes libraries in Burntwood, Cannock, Codsall, Lichfield, Perton, Rugeley, Stafford, Stone and Wombourne.
