| And following the recommendations of the Ministry of Culture | The book loan service has been enabled through request by appointment and, for the return of copies, it has been enabled at the entrance of both the two open libraries, the Pilar Barnés and the Children and Youth, a deposit container from which the works will be removed daily to enter a 14-day quarantine state before disinfection and placement.
" The Councilor for Education of the City of Lorca, Antonia Pérez, has reported the resumption of the service of municipal libraries attending to all sanitary and hygienic measures. Pérez announced that "as of today, service resumes in the Pilar Barnés public libraries, located in Plaza Real, and the Municipal Children's and Youth Library, located on the third floor of the José María Campoy Mayor Cultural Center." The Edil explained that "following the recommendations established by the General Sub-Directorate for Library Coordination under the General Directorate of Books and Promotion of Reading of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, we have implemented a complete protocol for the use of the library service of Lorca who prioritizes the protection of health and safety for both staff and users ". Pérez Segura has detailed that "in this phase 1 of the de-escalation of the confinement caused by the health crisis caused by the coronavirus, the libraries will offer only the loan and return of copies service.
A procedure that, for the return of works will be enabled to the entrance of both libraries the appropriate containers for the deposit of the books to be returned and that will be removed daily to go into a quarantine state of 14 days duration before disinfection and placement on their corresponding shelves.
" "The return schedule in the Pilar Barnés Library will be, during this week from May 12 to 15, from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
and from Monday 18 the afternoon hours will also be open from 4 p.m.
to 9 p.m.
While in the Library Children and Youth hours will be in the morning, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.
We also remember that the return periods were extended at the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis and, therefore, there are no delay penalties " . The Councilor for Education has revealed that "while, for the loan of books, users can request it from today, Tuesday May 12, through the appointment service and will be delivered from next Monday, May 18 For this, the applicant must provide their full name, DNI and telephone number along with the subject or title of the book through the telephones 968 473127 and 968 473130 for the Pilar Barnés Library and 968 478062 for the Children's and Youth Library and, for both cases, through the email librarylorca@lorca.es ". Antonia Pérez has advanced that "the procedures and services for the successive de-escalation phases will be announced sufficiently in advance and, while, for any additional information or clarification, users may contact the library staff also through the networks social".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca