ROBERT JORDAN
Ashley Weyer, left, and Lois Rhodes, the driving force behind the “Story Time with Mrs. Ashley” programs put out by Abbeville County Library, pose Dec. 29 in Abbeville, S.C. (AP photo)
ABBEVILLE, S.C. If you film it, they will come.
That’s what Lois Rhodes and Ashley Weyer with Abbeville County Library hope to accomplish with “Story Time with Mrs. Ashley” programming.
Impetus for the show arose from the COVID-19 pandemic, which closed the library for 10 weeks from March to May. Even after the library reopened, people weren’t visiting like they used to and almost no one lingered. The library also had to close the children’s play area.