Some Westchester Libraries Closing Due To Coronavirus

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — Libraries across the county have announced closings in response to concerns over the new coronavirus. The rationale is to help with social distancing and to prevent groups of people from congregating.

Here is the list as of mid-afternoon Friday:

• Ardsley Public Library: March 14 until further notice
• Briarcliff Manor Public Library: March 14 – March 15
• Dobbs Ferry Public Library: March 13 – March 31
• Greenburgh Public Library: March 13 – March 30
• Katonah Village Library: March 13 – March 15
• Larchmont Public Library: March 14 – March 29
• Mamaroneck Public Library: March 16 – March 30
• Mount Pleasant Public Library: March 14 closing at 1 pm, closed March 15
• Mount Pleasant Valhalla Branch Library: March 14 closing at 1 pm, closed March 15
• New Rochelle Public Library: March 13 – March 25
• Huguenot Children’s Library: March 11 – March 25
• North Castle Public Library & North White Plains Branch: March 14 – March 31
• (Peekskill) Field Library: March 13 – March 15
• Scarsdale Public Library: March 14 – March 22

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Additionally, starting Friday, libraries in the Westchester Library System will suspend all intra- and inter-library loans for the foreseeable future. As several of our communities are now compromised by COVID-19, and very little is known definitively about how long the virus lives on nonporous surfaces, we believe it is in the best interest of our staff, patrons and the public health of the county to take this step immediately.

This means library patrons will no longer be receiving holds from other libraries and their library will no longer be sending its items to others. However, patrons may still return items to any library in the Westchester Library System and may check out items at any library. Holds placed during this suspension period will become active when the suspension is lifted.

Service will be restored as soon as is reasonable, officials said.

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