Written and produced by Jenna Kagel
Apr. 29, 2021Coronavirus MORE Some LA County public library branches will reopen with limited in-person services on May 3. Photo by Amy Ta.
LA County is on track to enter the yellow tier of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s reopening plan by next week. That means bars, movie theaters, and restaurants can expand indoor capacity. Saunas, steam rooms, and bars that don’t sell food will be allowed to operate indoors again.
On Monday, the Los Angeles Public Library will begin limited in-person services at the Central Library and 37 branches across the city.
Early in the pandemic, librarians worked as coronavirus contact tracers, and Lupie Leyva, a senior librarian at the Robert Louis Stevenson Branch in Boyle Heights, shared her experience doing that. Now Leyva and others are going back to their day jobs as librarians. She speaks to KCRW about preparing for the reopening.