The City Library urged the public to patronize the various services offered by the community library following the relaxation of community quarantine restrictions.
City librarian Easter Pablo stated that individuals frequenting the facility to avail of the various services offered by the community library have been increasing since the downgrading of the alert level status of the city.
She disclosed that prior to the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, more than 200 individuals visit the city library daily but this has drastically dropped because of the implementation of the health and safety protocols.
However, the city librarian stipulated that since the easing up of the community quarantine restrictions, the number of users of the library started to increase to more than 100 daily with the highest number of daily visitors at 195.
According to her, during the pandemic, the number of daily library visitors was limited to less than 100 individuals because of the strict implementation of the minimum public health standards to prevent the spread of the virus.
Pablo emphasized that individuals visiting the city library must wear their face masks when inside the facility and for them to observe physical distancing as part of their compliance to the ongoing implementation of the minimum public health standards.
Pablo said that the library visitors will surely increase in the coming months with the upcoming implementation of the face-to-face classes in public schools when classes for school year 2022-2023 will open by August 22, 2022.
She explained that with the assistance of the four volunteers, the existing personnel of the city library can attend to the needs of the daily visitors for them to be able to enjoy their stay in the facility.