COVID-19 INFORMATION – Donnelly Public Library District

GREETINGS!

(Update January 8th, 2021)

We are OPEN!!! Regular business hours Tuesday-Saturday 12:00-6:00 P.M.

If you prefer curbside we will continue to assist you and have your books ready to go.

We have resumed Toddler Time Programming on Fridays at 10:00 A.M.

We will begin After-School Programing on Tuesday January 19th.

(Update December 14th, 2020)

Greetings!

We open back up tomorrow December 15th for Curbside Pickup. Miss Sherry will remain out on Covid Recovery until later this month. Ms. Sarah will be back doing curbside and getting books in to your hands.

donnellylibrary #Curbside ? We open back up tomorrow!!!! Ms. Sarah will be at the Library at noon. We will have some altered hours, but are available for Curbside. Miss Sherry will remain at home ? recovering from Covid. We are cleaned and ready to go though at the Library. 208-325-8237 / [email protected]

(Update December 8th)

DONNELLY, ID – The Donnelly Public Library District(DPLD) issued the following statement after its regularly scheduled board meeting on December 8, 2020:

“In the interest of public health, the Donnelly Public Library District will remain closed until Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Immediate closure is due to a library employee testing positive for Covid-19. Extended closure will allow time for deep cleaning and previously scheduled carpet installation.

The DPLD has maintained high standards to prevent the spread of Covid-19.Employee did not contract Covid-19 at the Library, and is currently recovering at home.

Limited curbside service will available December 15-18 from Noon – 3pm. Please contact the library directly at (208) 325-8237, or email [email protected].”

(Previous Updates)

Due to Staff (Miss Sherry) testing positive for COvid-19 on Saturday December 5th, 2020 the Library is closed.

The scope of closure will be decided tonight by the Board of Trustees. http://donnelly.lili.org/event/trustee-meeting-3/

This page will be updated December 9th, 2020

A county-wide mask mandate was approved at last night’s Central District Health Board meeting and is now in effect for Valley County. We know there are a lot of questions and we will try to answer them! A good place to start is the Central District Health website FAQ page: https://www.cdh.idaho.gov/dac-coronavirus-valleyorder.php

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS ORDER?

Every person is required to wear a face covering that completely covers the person’s nose and mouth when the person is in a public place, or on the property of a public or private or charter school, or technical school or college or university, and others are present and physical distancing of 6 feet cannot be maintained.

WHAT IS CONSIDERED A “PUBLIC PLACE?”

“Public place” shall mean any place open to all members of the public without specific invitation, including but not necessarily limited to, retail business establishments, government offices, medical, arts, educational and recreational institutions, public transportation, including taxi cabs and ridesharing vehicles, outdoor public areas, including but not limited to public parks, trails, streets, sidewalks, lines for entry, exit, or service, when a distance of at least six feet cannot be maintained from any non-household member.

HOW LONG WILL THE ORDER BE IN EFFECT?

CDH and its Board of Health have not assigned a targeted end date for the order; instead, it will be in place until amended or made void by the Board. Meetings are held virtually every Tuesday at 4pm.

HOW WILL THE ORDER BE ENFORCED?

A person can be issued a misdemeanor if they are in violation of any part of the order. CDH is relying heavily on the public’s willingness to comply and recognize that wearing a face covering is a valuable tool to protect our communities. In working with our law enforcement partners, we anticipate the enforcement approach will be largely be focused on education.

To read the Order, find additional FAQs and a list of exceptions to the face covering requirement, please visit https://www.cdh.idaho.gov/dac-coronavirus-valleyorder.php

The Donnelly Public Library is trying to do everything we can to help in this crazy new environment. The wonderful news is that people are reading a lot! We know that it’s hard to access reading materials when you maybe can’t come to the library, but we’re doing our best to provide our patrons with whatever they need at this time, from books to information and community resources.

ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC LIBRARY RESOURCES

Your library membership includes access to the Idaho Digital Consortium which can be accessed online or through the Libby App (for phones and mobile devices – look in your app store). During this time, the library has free access to Tumblebooks, directions to access are here. Through LiLi, we always have access to the LearningExpress Library and other LiLi resources (see sidebar for links). Sherry has also set up access to Epic and is hosting a competition for Donnelly Elementary classes – check out our Facebook or this post.

In addition to ebooks, we are providing some online programming, including a story hour and Middle School Book Club. Check out our programs page or our Facebook feed for more information.

LINKS TO COMMUNITY INFORMATION AND RESOURCES:

Official Valley County Covid-19 Information

St. Luke’s and the Cascade Medical Center are operating a Covid-19 hotline together 208-381-9500. More information can be found on their Covid-19 announcement.

Check out the Valley County elections page to request an absentee ballot for the May 19, 2020 primary election. There will be no live polling locations. Please continue to watch for information regarding the November election.

All three libraries in Valley County are committed to providing you with the most up-to-date information. We will post information at the libraries and you can check here or at the other libraries’ websites:

Rebound Idaho

For nonprofits the Idaho Community Foundation, United Way and Idaho Nonprofit Center have partnered with the great support of many donors to provide the Covid-19 Fund for nonprofits that need emergency Covid-19 related funding.

Grants for Small Businesses

For statewide information, go to Idaho’s Coronavirus page.

SCHOOL INFORMATION

Donnelly Elementary’s Reading Specialist Mr. Griffith put together a special page for Donnelly Dragons to keep up their reading: https://donnellyelementaryreading.weebly.com/.

Payette Lake Middle School is sending assignments via email and posting them here. Have students check Schoology for updates.

School? – A note from Board Chair Laura Bettis about “School at Home”

School Tips

CURRENT HOURS:

AS of December 8th, 2020 We are currently closed.

The Donnelly Public Library reserves the right to insist on masks to protect our staff and our patrons. If you are visiting or coming from a highly impacted area we ask that you inform staff immediately so that we may take extra measures.

curbside pick up [email protected]

For information regarding the safety of library materials and the reason for our concerns please refer to the following article. COVID19 at the Library