b'Library Adapts(continued from page 3)(Note:Thepubliccomputersareavail- numbers that are still very respect-able again at the present time, with socialable despite COVID.distancingandsanitationprotocolsinThestatstellthestory.In2021, place.)therewere26,528inpersonvisits.chinestocomputers,wherepeople ThehotspotsareoutalltheThecirculationstatsforphysicalcan make all kinds of crafts together, time, Amy said. There are 10 unitsandelectronicitemswere94,986.when it is acceptable for groups to available to check out for a two-weekCompare this to the 2019 circulationcongregate. period. She called this pilot project in- stat of 138,064.Wewillprovidethemachine troduced last July very successful. These stats are good consideringtechnology and tools to assist people A big thing that happened dur- theclosuresandmodifiedhourstofabricatealmostanything,she ing the pandemic was we went fineover the past two years, Amy feels.said.freeforever!Amyannounced.The regular hours of operation haveWhen restrictions are lifted, room That means no late fees on returningresumed. rentalsforcommunitygroupscan materials. A plan that got sidetracked be- resume as well.Someotherlibrarieshavenotcause of the pandemic is the creationCheckouttheScugogMemorial opted to permanently waive late fees,of a Makers Space. Library staff arePublic Librarys website for details of Amy said. Also, compared to otherlooking forward to offering a room,all of the excellent services, programs libraries,ScugogMemorialPublicequipped with everything from 3-Dand materials available.Library has had user and circulationprinters to laser cutters to sewing ma- By Lynn Campbell, Focus on Scugog207 QUEEN STREET, PORT PERRY 905.985.3011 www.lukes.ca4 FOCUS - MARCH 2022'