The Library is now open for browsing by appointment. We ask that you to call ahead at 413-625-9412 to reserve your allotted time.

Eight people are allowed inside at a time for up to 20 minutes at a time. Appointments are on the half hour.

Browsing hours are: 

Tuesday and Friday 1 to 6

Saturday 10 to 2.

Masks are required, as is hand sanitizing. Social distancing protocols are also in place.

Please bear with as as we work to implement and fine-tune our process. It’s hard to know what to expect and how to manage the new routines.

Here are some changes you will see:

–You will enter through the foyer as always, but you will be asked to exit through the door at the back of the building.

–Seating has been removed except for the chairs at the two public computers.

–Computers will be available by appointment for up to 20 minutes per person per day. Only one is currently connected to a printer.

–The new books have been relocated to allow for social distancing. The fiction is on shelves on the end caps in the front room. The nonfiction is on the tops of the shelves in the nonfiction section. (Poetry has been reintegrated into the nonfiction, and graphic novels are now at the end of the nonfiction collection.)

–There is plexiglass around the circulation desk. Contactless checkout is possible through the plexiglass if you prefer staff not handle your materials.

–The restroom in the foyer will be available for public use. The restroom inside the library will be reserved for staff.

–The Community Room will remain closed for now. We are working toward getting some outdoor seating.

All of this remains subject to change as state and national protocols change and as we learn more about how best to implement our process.