Posted on 03/15/2020 12:11:48 PM PDT by L.A.Justice
Prompted by concerns over the spreading novel coronavirus, public libraries in both the the city and county of Los Angeles were closed Saturday, and expected to remain shut down through the end of the month.
Both the Los Angeles Public Library and the Los Angeles County Library announced this weekend that all locations are to be closed through March 31.
And both libraries said in written statements that due dates would be extended and fines would not be levied during the closure, allowing guests to return materials once the branches reopen.
“We understand the impact closing libraries has on all Angelenos and are taking this action at the direction of city and health authorities and out of an abundance of caution for the health of our patrons and staff,” L.A. City Librarian John F. Szabo said. “During this time we encourage people to access our librarians by telephone or online, and use our extensive digital resources through lapl.org.”
The county library system’s closure affects 86 branches.
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Shopping malls are not closed down yet...
I do like visiting LA County Libraries from time to time...But, I do understand the reasoning behind the decision...
What about the beloved sacred cow homeless people!! You can not deny that royalty their entitled spaces and services???
The homeless hardest hit.
Where will the homeless go to watch porn?
The library closed because the cost of sanitizing every page of every checked in book is prohibitive.
The library and thus LA county is vulnerable to claims of spreading the virus by library book. The Lawyer has a doctor’s affidavit proving the reader has corona virus
The next LA step is to begin handing out free Kindle’s to all the tent squatting homeless
The homeless hardest hit.
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A good point.
I visited LA County Libraries outside Los Angeles city limits...Those libraries, in general, were not full of homeless people.
Some LA City Libraries...That is a different story...
Drag Queens have to find new place to molest children.
I guess no transgender story time
This is getting “War of the Worlds” crazy weird....
But how will kids ever learn to read without drag queens and leftist librarians to guide them?
In Maryland libraries are closed the next two weeks
I just found out that the Jacksonville Public Libraries are closed until further notice.
Libby is an excellent app for borrowing ebooks and audiobooks with your library card.
Re: Closed Libraries
More poop and piss on the streets!
Closing libraries?
Where will the homeless go to bathe?
Yep....Get in the car, Manny!
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