Summer Reading Program WINNERS

The Decision was made to not have our usual Grand Prize Drawing Picnic this year due to the HOT weather, Smoke, and increase in COVID cases. Therefore, we were able to conduct the drawings this morning. All Grand Prize Winners have been notified by phone or email.

Monday, August 16, 2021, we will be notifying the TOP READERS in each age group and we have special prizes for them.

We want to THANK EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED in the 2021 Family Summer Reading Program. What an amazingly fun group of people.

This year 143,653 MINUTES were logged, which is just a bit over 2,394 HOURS read by you all.

Enjoy the bit of Summer that is Left. Story times will start up again in September.

Lake County, Montana Substantial Level of Community Transmission of COVID

As frustrating as it may be, Ronan Library District is again requiring patrons and staff to wear facemasks when inside the Library. The CDC now has a “recommendation for fully vaccinated people to wear a mask in public indoor settings in areas of substantial or high transmission.” Lake County, Montana is an area that is currently of substantial transmission rates.

To find out the most current data, You can visit the links above, or we have compiled a few resources we use on a regular basis to make decisions about the Library. You can find that information at Covid Resources

CDC Map Shows if Locals Need to Wear Masks Again

With the rise in the Delta variant of the Coronavirus , the CDC as changed its guidance for mask wearing once again. The CDC is recommending that ALL people wear masks in indoor public settings—even if they are vaccinated. However, this recommendation is only for those areas of the country that are experiencing “high” or “substantial” transmission of the virus. As of the writing of this post, Lake County is experiencing only “moderate” transmission. This means, for now, mask wearing indoors is not being recommended. You can check the status of Lake County’s transmission rate any time by clicking here. You can also check the transmission rates of any county in any state in case you are planning a late summer trip and want to stay safe.

Authors and their words.

Here’s a neat video from PBS about Words from their Otherwords series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgDAFxVm5tw

Real-time Air Quality Data

Should we send the kids outside to play? Should we take that morning run? Should we put off working in the garden? With the high temperatures and smokey air from multiple wildfires, it’s hard to know if it’s a good idea to be outside. AirNow.gov provides real time, local data to help you make your decision. Click HERE to see Ronan’s current air quality and whose at risk. To check other locations, just enter the zip code.