Winter Woes

I think it is safe to say that the majority of us are ready for spring! Keeping our spirits up in the face of the continuous onslaught of winter storms is proving challenging. Children are home from school, roads are difficult to navigate, and it is easy to feel isolated when you can't get around. Please be aware of your neighbors, especially the elderly.

We too have had difficult decisions to make about whether or not the library will be open. The general policy of the library is that if all the schools are closed in Somerset County the library will also close. However, because the roads are often passable in town we try our best to be open. Any change to the library schedule will be posted on WJAC. The safety of the library staff is our highest priority. I apologize to anyone who has made the effort to come to the library only to find it closed. It is difficult to predict what the weather will do and sometimes I have made the decision to close early in the morning only to find out the predicted conditions do not develop. Gotta love nature!!

Apologies to anyone who baked and prepared for Death by Chocolate and found out it was postponed. Because of the weather and a lack parking options due to piles of snow, the Friends of the Library felt it necessary to postpone the event. The effort was made to get the word of the postponement out to the community but we understand that not everyone received the message. We are so sorry for this inconvenience. The Friends plan to reschedule Death By Chocolate in April after the Maple Festival. We hope all chocolate lovers will be willing to participate at that time. The funds raised by Death By Chocolate go a long way in supporting library programs at a time when funding has become tenuous. We so appreciate the support the Meyersdale Public Library receives from this community.