'This is a lifesaver': Sacramento Public Library locations reopen to in-person browsing

Doug Johnson reports.

REPORTS FOR US TONIGHT, SOMESAY IT'S AN EXPERIENCE THEY'VEBEEN MISSING.SUSAN MALLERY THE KIND OFBOOK READING WE HAVE PENDINGCOULD MAYBE AN OFFER THEREALLY LIKE READ AND WRITELOVES TO READ A RATHER RUDE AGOOD BOOKING JUST ABOUTANYTHING SO MUCH SO SHE SAYSHER TELEVISION IS COVER UPMOST OF THE TIME I WANT READEVERY BOOK ON THE BOOKMOBILESHE DOESN'T ALWAYS LIKE TOPLAN HER NEXT BOOK LIKE SOMENEW USUALLY JUST PICKS UP ABOOK ON A WHIM REALLY GOODLOOK AT THIS.THAT'S WHY SHE WAS THRILLEDTO SACRAMENTO, PUBLIC LIBRARYSYSTEM OPEN 20 OF ITS 26LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTYFOR IN PERSON BROWSING THIS ISA I MISS THE LIBRARY FOR THEPAST 10 MONTHS I'VE ALREADYSEEN THIS MORNING HERE AT THEARDEN DEMICK LIBRARY HAVEEXCITED PEOPLE ARE TO COME IN.SAY HELLO TO THEIR FAVORITELIBRARIAN AND TO LOOK FORTHEIR OWN BOOKS THE LIBRARYSAYS YOU CAN COME IN ANDBROWSE FOR ONE HOUR AS LONG ASYOU SANITIZE YOUR HANDS WHENYOU ENTER.WEAR A MASK AND KEEP 6 FEETFROM OTHERS AND IF YOU HAVE ABOOK AND WHILE THAT'S OKAYPEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD BOOKSINCE MARCH, MAYBE YOU KNOWFOR MONTHS AND MONTHS I DON'TWANT ANYONE TO FEEL NERVOUSABOUT BRINGING THOSE BACKBOOKS BACK NOW.EVEN IF IT'S BEEN A LONGTIME WE ARE NOT CHARGING LATEFEES AND IF YOU'RE NOT MUCH OFA READER THE LIBRARY HAS MORETHAN JUST BOOKS IS A WIDESELECTION OF MOVIE AND TV DVDSAS WELL AS AUDIOBOOKS.WELL HARDBACKS WILL COSTYOU BIG AT THE BOOKSTORES HEREEVERYTHING IS FREE.AND THEY WERE LEFTOVERSARE.MOST SCHOOL STILL DOINGDISTANCE LEARNING.

PARENTS AREHAPPY TO HAVE A PLACE WHERETHE KIDS CAN STILL GO TO LEARNAND WE HAVE FREE TUTORINGSERVICES ONLINE MEANWHILE FORTHOSE WHO STILL DON'T WANT TOGO INSIDE CURBSIDE PICKUP ISSTILL BEING OFFERED AT MOSTLOCATIONS BUT IN RED TELLS USWHEN SHE ORDERED BOOKS ONLINEIT DIDN'T END WELL.YOU DON'T REALLY GET TOREAD THE COVER.

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