Ebook readership up, print circulation down, online Live Chat services up 200 percent: in an era of social distancing, the Great Falls Library is adapting to countywide trends in reader involvement as it welcomes patrons back into the library.

#The Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) system closed its doors to the public in mid-March, and resumed only a contactless “curbside pickup” option on June 1. When libraries opened limited indoor services on July 13, many readers rejoiced, according to Devin Parris, Youth Services Manager at the Great Falls Library.

To read the full story by Laura Gersony in the Great Falls Connection, click here.