Health & Fitness
Coronavirus Closure: Wayland Free Public Library
Wayland decided to shut down the library on Sunday to slow the spread of COVID-19.
WAYLAND, MA — The Wayland Free Public Library was closed down on Sunday, part of a wave of closures intended to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19.
As of Monday morning, the library had not announced a way to allow residents to continue borrowing materials. But the library card does allow residents to access a number of online resources, like the streaming movie service Kanopy and e-books.
Since the library is closed, all events have been canceled through the end of March.
A Wayland resident did test presumptive positive for COVID-19 last week. That person is the parent of a student at Loker Elementary School and another at Wayland Middle School.
On March 12, the parent of a Claypit Hill student began to display COVID-19 symptoms after coming into contact with a person who tested presumptive positive. That person's child also began to display cold or flu-like symptoms. But as of Friday, their COVID-19 tests were still pending, town officials said.
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