Washington County libraries mull reopening plans
Some libraries have started to offer limited indoor services, but planning varies between library operators.
As indoor spaces open gradually after Washington County was recently placed in the moderate category of risk regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, libraries throughout Washington County are discussing plans of expanding services before an eventual full reopening at some point.
While the latter isn t expected to happen anytime soon, libraries in the Washington County Cooperative Library Services are all allowing curbside pickup of materials with a handful permitting limited indoor browsing. I think there s a lot of hopeful conversations at every library, said Lisa Tattersall, manager of Washington County Cooperative Library Services, said about offering more and more services without a full reopening. The way we re structured, each library or each city decides how and when they want to reopen services and at what e