Camas County Public Library

Imagine, Explore, Discover

Juneteenth

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Today we join with Idaho and the rest of the nation in celebrating Juneteenth, which was the day that slaves in Texas were finally apprised of the Emancipation Proclamation (which had been signed 2 years previously). In this time of unrest and competing voices, we encourage all citizens of every race and nationality to educate themselves regarding this and other important events in the history of Civil Rights.

Some resources to get you started:

Visit the Idaho Black History Museum and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

 

Summer Reading

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Summer Reading programs are proven to prevent the “summer slide“, where kids actually lose some of the reading gains they’ve made over the school year. But Summer Reading isn’t just for kids! We encourage everyone of all ages to read, be read to, and read to others. The theme for Summer 2020 is Imagine Your Story, and we have reading trackers for everyone! Track your reading and earn prizes, including free books, State Parks passes, and more!

Come into the Library for your reading record, or download it and print at home: reading record

We will also have crafts and activities all summer that you can do at home, so watch for those, too.

Limited Reopening May 19!

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Good news! Since the Governor has moved the State into stage 2, we are moving into stage 2 of our reopening plan as well. To read our whole plan, click here.

Our plan indicates that while we won’t be going back to regular hours yet, we will be open Monday-Friday from 12:30-5:30. The first hour will be reserved for high-risk individuals (those with a compromised immune system). We will limit the number of people who can come in at any one time to 5 so that we can maintain appropriate physical distancing, and ask that visits be limited to 30 minutes. We also ask that visitors wear a mask (employees will be wearing them) and use provided hand sanitizer upon entering and exiting the Library. Staff will be sanitizing surfaces (including returned materials) frequently for your protection and ours.

We hope that in another couple of weeks we will be able to move on to stage 3, and that eventually we will all be able to return to normal. We appreciate your support and are excited to get back to serving you!

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607 Soldier Road, Fairfield ID 83327

Contact Us

208-764-2553

[email protected]

Due to sincerely held beliefs, everyone is welcome here!

Community Links

City of Fairfield

Camas County

State of Idaho

Idaho Commission for Libraries

Hours

Mon 12:30-7pm

Tue,Wed,Fri 12:30-5:30pm

Thu 10:00am-5:30pm