Good morning and welcome to Reference Counts Week! Here are a few helpful tips about tracking questions this week: 1. Open DART at the beginning of each shift. It is best if questions are logged in real-time, so enter them as you go!

In line with authoritative guidance from public health authorities (including the CDC https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover-guidance.html), PCCLD is requiring children age 3 and older to wear a face mask while in library buildings effective Monday, October 2

Please help us welcome Jennifer Sullivan as our new branch librarian at the Lamb Library. Jennifer received her MLIS from Valdosta State University in Georgia. She moved to Pueblo from Versailles, Kentucky where she worked for seven years in the Lexington Public Library. Welcome Jennifer!

The YMCA extended their Saturday services, so the Library at the Y will return to their original Saturday operating hours starting the week of Nov 1.

Dear All, I am reaching out about COVID-19 and PCCLD operations. The virus spread is spiking nationally and locally.

The library district records reference transactions for one week each quarter to help us with our annual reporting requirements. This counting period is known as REFERENCE COUNTS WEEK and the next one begins next Monday, October 25th!

One Book Colorado Celebrate One Book Colorado! Read together everyday! Join virtual Family Storytime Tuesday, October 13 for a very special event in celebration of One Book Colorado! Four-year-olds who come into the library October 13-25 get a FREE copy of the 2020 selection.

We are already hearing from eager voters, and the library has several polling locations.  I've attached the polling location information for your reference.    Lamb has a 24hr drop box that will start taking ballots on Monday October 12th.  Pueblo West will be an actual poll

Fran Nelson will be leaving the Library District this week. Fran is currently in the RRA department as a Materials Handling Technician. We appreciate Fran's service and wish her well in her new journies!

All PCCLD library locations will be closed on Monday, October 12. Library staff are required to attend all-staff training and development programming on October 12.