CLEVELAND — As reported COVID-19 cases drop in northeast Ohio, a pair of area libraries are resuming in-person operations. 

What You Need To Know

  • Branches of the Cleveland Public Library and the Cuyahoga County Public Library are reopening this week

  • The libraries closed in late December due to rising COVID-19 cases

  • The libraries will continue to perform programming virtually

  • Since a spike in COVID-19 cases around New Year’s, cases have dropped in and around Cuyahoga County

Both the Cleveland Public Library and the Cuyahoga County Public Library have announced that in-person services are resuming. 

The Cleveland Public Library will resume in-person services on Wednesday with capacity limits and mandatory masking. The library will continue offering curbside and walk-up pickup and virtual programs. The library said that in-person programs will resume March 7. 

The Cuyahoga County Public Library reopened its doors Tuesday morning. The library system will also continue to offer curbside or drive-through pickup. 

The library’s meeting rooms will remain closed and programs will be held virtually until further notice. 

The area has seen declining COVID-19 case rates, according to the Ohio Department of Health. The area has also seen a decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations. According to the Ohio Hospital Association, there has been a 22% drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations in northeast Ohio in the last week. 

The libraries closed their doors during the last week of December due to rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

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