Calvert Library Staff Member Positive for COVID (press release)

 

Calvert Library Staff Member Positive for COVID

 

August 31, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Robyn Truslow
410-535-0291

 

A member of Calvert Library Fairview Branch staff has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The staff member worked in the public space on August 23, 25, 28 and 30.

 

The fully vaccinated staff member worked with the public following library COVID-protocol; had no contact with customers greater than 15 minutes, maintained 6 feet of social distance, washed/sanitized their hands regularly and wore a mask covering their nose and mouth at all times while working with customers.  Risk should be minimal to any library customers, but please follow Health Department guidance or your physician’s recommendations if you visited the library during the affected time period.

 

Staff members who were not yet fully vaccinated and had close contact with the team member in the days prior to the positive test are quarantining per CDC guidelines.  They are able to work from home providing phone and email reference, virtual programming planning, training, etc. Staff members who had close contact but are fully vaccinated are consistently wearing masks over their nose and mouth and closely monitoring their health for possible symptoms per Health Department guidance.

 

Please know that the safety of our staff and the public we serve is our top priority. We will continue to take the proper precautions and promote social distancing. The CDC continues to recommend that you wear a mask over your nose and mouth when in public spaces, wash your hands frequently with soap and water, avoid touching your face and make sure to practice social distancing by staying at least 6 feet away from others.  If you are feeling ill, please stay home.

 

We will continue to work together through this difficult time, and we will continue to keep you informed of any new information over the course of this pandemic.

 

For more information call 410-535-0291.

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Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

410-535-0291

410-535-3022 Fax

rtruslow@calvertlibrary.info  

 

Calvert Library Expands Building Hours and Storytime (press release)

 

Calvert Library Expands Building Hours and Storytime

August 24, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Robyn Truslow
410-535-0291

 

One year after opening with limited public hours due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Calvert Library is expanding their building hours to 57 hours a week. Beginning the Tuesday after Labor Day, all library locations will be open 9am to 8pm Monday through Thursday, noon to 5pm on Friday, and 9am to 5pm on Saturday.

 

Additionally, the library is reinstating weekly in-person, indoor Storytimes.  Executive Director Carrie Willson said, “We know how important early literacy classes are for our community. Not just for our little ones who learn those critical basics during the most significant stage of brain growth but even for their caregivers who learn tips for getting the most impact out of their time with their young children. We also hear how much parents appreciate the chance to be with other adults and other children at the same developmental level as their child.”

 

Willson continues, “In order to make these classes available to a population that is not yet eligible to be vaccinated, we have conferred with the Health Department and have set strong guidelines for our librarians and participants.” Locations have been chosen to provide enough space to allow household groups to be socially distanced from each other. Registration is required to facilitate contact tracing and to limit the number of groups based on the size of the space. 

 

Calvert Library Prince Frederick and Fairview Branch will host their Storytime Inside classes in their large meeting rooms.  Twin Beaches Branch will host theirs at the Northeast Community Center.  Southern Branch will host theirs at the Southern Community Center. Per Health Department guidance for an enclosed space with unvaccinated participants, masks are required for all adult participants and those attendees over 2 years of age who are able. 

 

Because being able to see the expression and mouth of the librarians doing the reading is important, librarians will be twelve feet from participants and may remove their mask when reading or singing.  All Storytime librarians are fully vaccinated.

 

For those uncomfortable with masking or indoor gathering with unvaccinated people, weekly Storytime Outside is continuing at various locations throughout the county like Wetlands Overlook Park, Kings Landing Park, Annmarie Gardens and Fairview Branch’s field.

 

Willson concludes her statement by saying, “Our librarians were magnificent in their pivot when COVID required us to close our doors to indoor visitors for more than five months. They offered Storytime Snippets, Storytime Online, Storytime Outside and even Storytime to Go!  We are so pleased to have this next adapted version bring language and learning to our youngest Calvert Countians, despite the challenges of the pandemic.”

 

To register for Storytime or other library classes, visit Calvert Library in person or online at calvertlibrary.info or call 410-535-0291.

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Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

410-535-0291

410-535-3022 Fax

rtruslow@calvertlibrary.info  

 

 

Robyn Truslow

She/Her/Hers

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

410-535-0291

410-535-3022 (fax)

CalvertLibrary.info

 

Calvert Library Hosts National Aquarium

 

Calvert Library Hosts Aquarium

August 6, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Robyn Truslow
410-535-0291

 

Calvert Library’s #calvertREADS is in full swing, and the community is moving toward our goal of reading 1.5 million minutes…currently reporting 94% of goal with a deadline of August 14. It's not too late to get in on the action. Visit Calvert Library's website, stop by your local branch, or give us a call to sign up. Log the minutes you spend reading for chances to win great prizes, including gift cards, a Kindle--even a Nintendo Switch gaming system! And check out these upcoming virtual Summer Fun events that will engage the whole family.

 

Who doesn't love Shark Week!? This summer, you have the opportunity to celebrate in a new and interactive way with Calvert Library. 

On Wednesday, August 11, Calvert Library will host three virtual programs in conjunction with the National Aquarium. 

 

The Sharks! event will occur at both 10am and 6pm, so you have two chances to get in on the fun. Sharks are not the fearsome eating machines portrayed in the movie "Jaws." Explore these unique creatures and their amazing survival adaptations, while dispelling myths about these "monsters." 

At 2pm, join in for a program entitled Mysterious and Dangerous Creatures of the Sea. Learn why some of these creatures may not actually be so mysterious or dangerous as you meet and explore with Dr. Laminaria C. Weed. 

 

Sharks! is for learners of all ages, while Mysterious and Dangerous Creatures of the Sea is best suited for children grades K-6. 

Registration is required and is limited to 100 screens per show, so if you have a pod you can hang out with, host a watch party!  Please only register if you intend to attend and cancel if your plans change to make space for others.  Registration will close Monday, August 10 at 5:00 pm. Visit https://calvertlibrary.libnet.info/events?r=thismonth to register.  A Zoom link to the program will be sent the morning of the event. 

 

For more information, please call 410-535-0291, or contact Beverly Izzi at bizzi@calvertlibrary.info. 

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Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

410-535-0291

410-535-3022 Fax

rtruslow@calvertlibrary.info  

 

 

Robyn Truslow

She/Her/Hers

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

410-535-0291

410-535-3022 (fax)

CalvertLibrary.info