Things will look a little bit different if you choose to come by. Buildings and Grounds has done a wonderful job building plexiglass dividers for all of our public desks. We have temporarily removed a lot of the furniture to give people more space to move around. We have also taped off six-foot distances where lines may occur, and in the stacks, to remind everyone about social distancing. The Community Room is currently being used to quarantine materials, so we will not be doing any indoor programming for the foreseeable future. Patrons will be asked to return their items in the book drops rather than bringing them to the desk.

Patrons have been happy with our contactless curbside pickup service, so we will continue to offer that for anyone who is not comfortable with coming into the building.

We are taking the guidance from the State very seriously. All staff and patrons will be expected to wear a mask. We will have a limited supply of masks in case someone forgets to bring theirs. If you are unable to wear a mask, we would be happy to offer you curbside pickup. The guidance from the State mandates that we limit our occupancy to 50% or less. We will have a staff person monitoring this at our busiest times. If we find that social distancing can not be maintained, we will be forced to further limit occupancy.

Because of the small size of the Pearl St. Branch, we will offer 30-minute appointments for patrons to browse the collection or use the computers. Please call the branch at 860-253-6433.

A limited number of computers are available at the Central Library. Sessions will be 30 minutes, with a maximum of three sessions per day. Consecutive sessions are permitted if no one is waiting to use a PC. Cleaning products are available near the PCs.

Notary Services are available and we ask that you bring exact change. If witnesses are required, please bring them with you.

If you have returns, we encourage you to use our outdoor book drops. We are continuing to waive fines.

Book donations are not being accepted at this time.

We look forward to seeing you again!