COLUMBUS—Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) will reopen on Sundays starting Feb. 20. In early November, CML announced that all 23 locations would close on Sundays through at least early January due to staffing challenges. In early January, CML announced an extension of its Sunday closure.
Fully staffed, CML employs approximately 870 full- and part-time staff members. CML’s staffing count in early November was 711. That number has since risen to 760. Open library positions remain posted on CML’s Careers page.
To ensure social distancing, CML staff may limit the number of people who can attend some of its programs. CML asks that customers not enter its buildings if they are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, or if they recently came in contact with someone who is experiencing symptoms.
Masks are required in all CML locations by order of the City of Columbus and Library Board of Trustees. Children under the age of 2 are not required to wear a mask.
