The days are flying by, and our "big move" will be here before you know it. Here are some dates and information that will help us to help you get through this period.
- Savannah Branch will stay open throughout this time. Only one branch will be closed, so make the short drive to Savannah if you need to use a computer or run out of books to read. Many of you have never been there before, and our Savannah Branch is beautiful!
- Our online resources will still be accessible. Now is as good a time as any to try an e-book on your mobile device and see how you like it.
- Before the Belt Branch closes, check out twice as many books as you normally would to get you through. Plus, that is more books we don't have to move.
- Don't worry about returning your books, because we do not have overdue fines. Renew the books you already have checked out, even if you are finished with them and just hold onto them until we reopen.
- We have over 100,000 books plus 32 staff and a bunch of furniture to move. Then we also have new furniture to get delivered and assembled. And the Books Revisited bookstore and the Bookmobile also will need to move. A move like this does not happen overnight.
Here are some dates for you to mark on your calendars:
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES, Closed Monday, March 2
BELT BRANCH, Last Day Open -- Sunday, March 15
BOOKS REVISITED Bookstore, Last Day Open -- Saturday, March 21
RIVERSIDE BRANCH, Soft Opening, sometime in mid-April
GRAND OPENING of the RIVERSIDE BRANCH -- Saturday, May 9
Phone numbers and email addresses will all stay the same, so reach out online if you have any questions or concerns. You can reach me at help@rhcl.org or 816-205-7000.
Michelle Mears, Library Director
