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Hello all! As we continue with our reopening we are moving back to our regular library hours effective tomorrow, July 1st. We will still be reserving our first hour on weekdays for Seniors ONLY (10am-11am Monday – Friday). For all patrons, including seniors if they are want to come in while others are present, we …

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Overbrook Library is happy to announce that we’re moving into the next phase of our phased reopening plan beginning this Wednesday 6/17/20. We will be open for browsing / item checkout / computer use from 12pm-6pm M-F with an additional hour for seniors from 11am-12pm M-F. During this time, we ask that you keep 6 …

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Good news! The library courier service is back up and running this week and you can now request items from other libraries via the library catalog at nextkansas.org. If you’ve not been able to request items you want, or have been patiently waiting for your holds to be delivered, things should be moving through the …

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Our mostly-remote summer reading program begins Monday June 1st and runs through the end of July. Due to COVID-19, we will not be doing big in-person programs this summer. We will primarily be tracking reading and providing prizes for meeting reading goals. We’re shooting for 1200 minutes per reader from 3 years old – 8th …

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Beginning June 1st, you can make appointments to use the computer or copiers for 30 minutes/day from 12pm-6pm M-F. We request that you wear a mask while in the library for your safety and the safety of the staff. We are limiting the number of computers available to ensure 6 ft of separation and sanitizing …

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The Overbrook Library Board will have their regularly scheduled monthly meeting Monday 5/18/20 at 6pm. This meeting will be held online via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83340702730 . If you wish to address the board at the meeting please notify Library Director Kyle Sederstrom at least 1 hour prior to meeting time at ksederstrom@overbrook.lib.ks.us . The agenda …

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Request items for curbside pickup now! Call 785-665-7266 or login to your account at nextkansas.org to make your request. At this time our library courier service isn’t running so we are limited to only Overbrook Library items.

Overbrook Library is working to restore library services, while also trying to minimize the risk to our library patrons and staff. In order to meet this challenge, we will be implementing a phased reopening plan approved by the Library Board on 5/5/2020. We will move into “Phase 2” and begin curbside delivery service of locally …

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Due to the storms and power outages around Overbrook yesterday, we have moved out Special Library Board Meeting to today, Tuesday 5/5 @ 1pm. The zoom link remains the same.

As you may have heard, the Gov. announced statewide reopening plans Thursday evening (4/30/20) and libraries are included among the business that are able to begin reopening in Phase 1 when the stay-at-home order ends starting Monday, 5/4/20. The statewide reopening plan is available here: https://covid.ks.gov/ad-astra-a-plan-to-reopen-kansas/ The Library remains closed at this time, as we …

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