Volunteer-run library near Boston re-opens after six months, with Covid-19 adaptations

A community-run library near Boston has reopened after being closed for six months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By David Seymour
Published 30th Sep 2020, 16:00 BST
Molly Parker, one of the volunteers, mans the desk.Molly Parker, one of the volunteers, mans the desk.
Molly Parker, one of the volunteers, mans the desk.

Donington Library, in High Street, is now open on Wednesdays and Saturdays, from 10am until 1pm both days.

Volunteers will be on hand to assist with the safe return and collection of books.

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Members of the public are not allowed to go into the library, so books will be handed over to them at the doorway.

If they do not have a reservation, they can still borrow a book – a volunteer will look for it and issue it to them if it is available.

All books being returned will be placed in a box and put into quarantine for 72 hours before being returned to the shelves.

There is no access to the library’s computers for the time being.

All volunteers will wear masks while in the library.

“We are eager to get up and running again, and look forward to borrowers returning,” a spokesman for the library said.

For more on the library, search for it on Facebook under Donington Library.

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