Indoor Express Services To Be Provided By Fairfax County Libraries

Fairfax County Public Library branches will reopen for indoor Express Services on March 22. As part of the library system’s return to Express Services, the public will be able to visit FCPL branches for up to 30 minutes on Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

According to patch.com, “The county’s library system had been offering 30-minute express visits with limited services since mid-July 2020. Libraries had shut down in mid-March 2020 and introduced curbside pickup in June. Curbside pickup of materials on hold will remain available to the public Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. While library branches will reopen for 30-minute visits, library programming will remain virtual and meeting rooms will remain closed.”

As per patch.com, “For the indoor Express Services, capacity limits will be in place: up to 30 members of the public at a time may be in the smaller community branches and up to 60 may be in the regional branches. Library users will be allowed to browse the shelves, use a computer and pick up holds. Social distancing features will include Plexiglas shields at customer service desks, social distancing floor stickers, every other public computer disabled, and some furniture removed from the public floor or moved to support six feet of distance between users.”