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Joy for bookworms as libraries reopen

By Paul Bibby

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Paul Bibby

Avid readers from Richmond to the Tweed are (quietly) rejoicing today with the reopening of local libraries following a lengthy closure owing to COVID 19.

Byron Bay Library. Photo supplied

The libraries will continue to be widely available online including the ability to access eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines.

Online pre-recorded programs such as Storytime, which are accessible on Facebook and on the library’s YouTube channel, will continue.

Online author events will also continue in the Regional Readers Book Club Facebook group.

The library will be operating at reduced hours, and there will be reduced opportunities to use internet facilities and work stations.

Contact your library branch for more information or view the branch information.

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