East Adams Library District adjusting to keep programs going behind closed doors
Millie Hopkins, youth services library assistant with East Adams Library District, holds the book series for this week’s installment of the library’s Page Turners Book Club program up to the camera for a Facebook Live broadcast. The program moved to a virtual format this summer.
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Ritzville employees of the East Adams Library District, left to right, Amy Hille, East Adams Library Director Kylie Fullmer, Heidi Harting and Millie Hopkins have worked this summer to adjust their business strategy in order to continue to serve the community from behind closed doors.
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Millie Hopkins reads an excerpt from one of the Page Turners Book Club’s selections this week as she films this week’s installment in the program. Hopkins has worked to keep the youth programs active while the library is still unable to welcome patrons back inside.
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East Adams Library District Director Kylie Fullmer scans books behind the desk at Ritzville Public Library on Wednesday afternoon. Fullmer said it’s been stressful, at times, “completely shifting” how the library operates.
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East Adams Library District Director Kylie Fullmer scans books behind the desk at Ritzville Public Library on Wednesday afternoon. Fullmer and her staff have worked to shift their programs and services to continue to serve the community.
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Library Assistant Amy Hille works on her laptop at Ritzville Public Library on Wednesday afternoon. Hille, and other Ritzville employees of the East Adams Library District, have worked to keep programs going since the shutdown, while also beginning new ones, such as a weekly trivia night.
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RITZVILLE — Empty aisles of books and quiet hallways have become the new normal for East Adams Library District employees at the Ritzville Public Library. Like many organizations in the area, the library district has had to get creative in changing up the services and programs it offers as a result of the current pandemic.
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