The Gaston Gazette
While the Gaston County Public Library system has been able to serve its patrons during the COVID-19 pandemic through curbside pickup of books and a host of virtual programming, new Executive Director Susan McDonald knows something is missing. It s the human connection, said McDonald who became the top person in the local library system following the retirement of long-time director Laurel Morris last autumn. The libraries are gathering places, she said of the nine locations which make up the system. That is such an important piece of who we are. We can do virtual, we can do visual, but our patrons miss that human connection.