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August Update - COVID-19 procedures

Effective August 1st, please note the following temporary changes to our usual library policies and procedures.

Visiting the library:

  • Face coverings are required for ages 5 and up.
  • Library capacity is limited to 25 patrons at a time.
  • Please check in at the front desk.
  • Distanced seating is available and face coverings are required if you are seated – no exceptions.
  • Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Children under 7 must remain with a caregiver at all times.

Computer use:

  • Face masks are required — no exceptions — to use a computer
  • Daily time limit is 2 hours
  • Limit one person per computer
  • Printing is available at $0.15 cents per page
  • Cash or check only; no change will be given.

General conduct:

  • Patrons must maintain social distancing (six feet) between staff and other patrons (non-family) at all times.
  • Patrons exhibiting signs of illness or who do not feel well are not allowed in the library.
  • Please be considerate of others when visiting the library.
  • Photocopiers and faxing are available.

Curbside pickup:

  • Call-ahead curbside pickup is available if you do not feel comfortable coming into the library.
  • Call 920-748-6160 and staff will set your items outside.

Job Opening - Page

JOB OPENING:  Library Page to work approximately 8 hours per week, evenings and weekends, at the Ripon Public Library.  Candidates must be courteous, dependable, and energetic.  Duties include shelving library materials, checking items in and out on a computerized system and helping people use the library.  Lifting and carrying objects up to 40 pounds may be required.  Must be 16 years old as of August 31, 2011.  This is a permanent position.  $7.25 per hour.  Apply by August 4, 2012 at the Ripon Public Library, 120 Jefferson St., Ripon, WI 54971.

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Recently Added Titles for June, 2012:

Fiction:

    Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
    Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
    Home by Toni Morrison
    Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes
    Snatched by Karin Slaughter
    The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan
    The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani
    Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon
    Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Nonfiction:

Job Opening Announcement

Help Wanted: Library Page to work approximately 8 hours per week, evenings and weekends, at the Ripon Public Library.  Candidates must be courteous, dependable, and energetic.  Duties include shelving library materials, checking items in and out on a computerized system and helping people use the library.  Lifting and carrying objects up to 40 pounds may be required.  Must be 16 years old as of May 15, 2012.  This is a permanent position.  $7.25 per hour.  Apply by April 15, 2012 at the Ripon Public Library, 120 Jefferson St., Ripon, WI 54971.

Friends of the Library Used Book Sale, April 12-14

The Friends of the Ripon Public Library will be holding their semi-annual used book sale from April 12-14 in the basement of the library.  Donations of used books pour in throughout the year, and thousands have arrived since the last sale.  The mission of the Friends is to promote and support public resources and community programs at Ripon Public Library, and proceeds from the sale are used to support this mission.  In the past year the Friends have donated funding for the adult, teen and children’s summer reading programs, Couponing 102, Dr. Seuss, books on CD, and more.

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