Library Reopening Plan

• All services from Yellow Level continue
• Please keep your visit short and sweet; aim for a 15-minute stay unless using the Computer Lab
• LPL Express services are designed for convenience, safety, and efficiency during your library visit.MEDIA RELEASE, opens a new window
• We invite you to pick out items, use the self check-out stations, access public computers, ask quick account questions, and use the expanded services listed below. We'll have convenient book, DVD, and music CD displays so you can easily grab something and be on your way.
• Some visits will last longer. 15 minutes is guideline, not a rule. Please plan ahead to optimize your time and just try your best. We appreciate the effort!

Grab-n-Go (15 minutes)
In this timeframe, you should be able to successfully:

• select items to check out
• pick up holds
• check out at the self checks
• use the library catalog
• return items to our lobby bin

Library Account Visit (15 minutes)
In this timeframe, you should be able to successfully:

• complete a library card application
• get library account assistance
• finish self-check troubleshooting

Computer Lab Visit (60 minutes)
Computer availability is limited.

• computers will be socially distanced
• located in the Auditorium
• no hands-on staff assistance
• sessions limited to 60-minutes per user/day

Mask-free Visit
If you prefer not to or are unable to wear a mask inside the library, you can:

• Place holds online at lplks.org, opens a new window through your account and select the Hy-Vee booklocker on Clinton Parkway for mask-free pick up.
• Email accounts@lplks.org, opens a new window or call us at 785-843-3833 for help placing a hold.

If you have medical issues that prevent you from coming into the library:

• Email accounts@lplks.org, opens a new window or call us at 785-843-3833 to arrange for curbside pick-up service and schedule a pick-up time.

• Stay home if you're sick / not feeling well
• Wear your mask properly, opens a new window inside
• Limit interactions with staff
• Keep a 6-foot distance from others
• Refrain from hanging out, congregating, and sitting on the floor
• Respect the safety shields at our service desks; speak through and not around them

Limited in-person assistance

• 1-hour device-charging session per user/day
• 1-hour public computer session per user/day
• 1-hour personal laptop session per user/day
• self-service copy / print (free up to $2.50)
• self-service scan / fax
• computer availability is limited
• computers will be socially distanced
• located in the Auditorium
• no hands-on staff assistance

Limited in-person assistance

• browse the collections
• check out magazines
• place / receive interlibrary loans (ILL)
• return items inside for immediate check-in
• submit to our public bulletin board
• use the public payphone
• use a catalog computer
• use our restrooms
• use water bottle filling station

Full-service assistance

• apply for or renew a library card
• chat with us live
• email any question
• get ideas for what to read next
• place holds
• use our digital library
• call 785-843-3833 for help

• eating food inside
• hanging out
• in-house events / programs
• in-house reading / studying
• indoor art exhibits
• meetings / study groups
• sharing items like laptops, magazines, newspapers, children’s toys, pillows, etc.

• kid / teen computers
• meeting / study rooms
• north / south reading corners
• newspaper / magazine reading area
• public seating areas
• The Merc Café
• Teen Zone, Kids' Corner, Cozy Nooks, Readers' Theater, and Quiet Spot
• Library Lower Level which includes the SOUND+VISION Studio and Local History Room