Coronavirus: Okanagan Regional Library cancels programming, branches still open Library patrons must keep their distance from one another while browsing and are asked to check out and leave instead of lingering.Meanwhile, meeting rooms have been closed and reading nooks taped off to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
As for the books themselves, extra precautions have been taken by employees at the libraries.“Just to be sure that the items we are handling and returning to our shelves for customers to browse are safe we are quarantining materials for 72 hours,” said McPhee.McPhee says that the extra work for staff is worth it to safely expand beyond an online borrowing system.