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US San Francisco library branches to resume full in-person service
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and City Librarian Michael Lambert on Tuesday announced that the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) is scheduled to reopen 11 neighborhood branch libraries for full in-person service by August 17.
After the Labor Day holiday, the main library will also resume its pre-pandemic hours, providing evening service three days a week.
The announcement marks the final wave of reopenings after the library closed all locations for indoor service in March 2020, during which time hundreds of SFPL employees were deployed as Disaster Service Workers to support the city's COVID-19 response, and 10 neighborhood library branches were used to serve as community hubs to assist the city's most vulnerable youth with distance learning.
"I am excited to announce that our neighborhood libraries are reopening for in-person service," said Breed.
"Like so many city services, our libraries were hit hard by the pandemic with staff forced to find innovative ways to continue serving our communities."
After the Labor Day holiday, the main library will also resume its pre-pandemic hours, providing evening service three days a week.
The announcement marks the final wave of reopenings after the library closed all locations for indoor service in March 2020, during which time hundreds of SFPL employees were deployed as Disaster Service Workers to support the city's COVID-19 response, and 10 neighborhood library branches were used to serve as community hubs to assist the city's most vulnerable youth with distance learning.
"I am excited to announce that our neighborhood libraries are reopening for in-person service," said Breed.
"Like so many city services, our libraries were hit hard by the pandemic with staff forced to find innovative ways to continue serving our communities."
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