The library’s November book sale has been canceled; however, we will be doing a fall harvest brown bag book sale fundraiser.

Each bag will be packed and ready with five to 10 clean books. The bags will be marked with subject, author or topic. Some examples include mysteries, romance, Civil War, Debbie Macomber, James Patterson, a surprise “blind date” bag and large print.

The bags are located in the Friends of the Library book sale area.

You may purchase as many bags as you would like. New bags and subjects will be added each week. Additional books are available for purchase.

Pay at the circulation desk. Checks can be made payable to WTPL. We are also accepting cash or credit cards.

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The library’s current hours are 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays.

We will do curbside pickup only 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. The library is closed to patrons on Saturdays.

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Go to whitehallpl.org and see the Zoom programs we have done so far and to keep up with future events.

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All in-library programs and meetings have been canceled until at least Dec. 1. This includes all book clubs, coloring club gatherings, storytimes, etc.

The community room is the quarantine room for all returned items. All items need to be returned to the yellow drop boxes in the parking lot. We quarantine all items for four days.

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Patrons may come in for one hour to browse, select items to check out and use the copier. No loitering is allowed.

You can come in for two hours to use one of the public computers. Patrons need to sign up at the front desk.

All patrons must wear masks or other facial coverings unless medical reasons prevent it, use gloves or hand sanitizer and maintain social distancing. We also encourage patrons to only touch materials they plan to check out.

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Place holds on items for curbside pickup by calling the front desk or using the website.

To request items online, log into your account, search the catalog, click Place Hold on the right side of the record and submit your contact information. When anything arrives for you, we will call you to schedule a pickup time.

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Click on the Research & Learn tab on the website to explore the numerous databases you can access from home. Select a database, type in the bar code and PIN from your purple library card and search for whatever information you may need.

If you don’t have a purple LCLC library card, you may apply online. Go to our website, click on My Account and choose Request Library Card.

Fill in your email address, and we will email you a library card number. You can start using it that day and can pick up the physical card at a later time.

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We are doing our part to keep the staff and patrons healthy.

If you have questions and need help with a data- base, email vahey.p@whitehallpl.org.