Job Opportunity
Library Assistant
The library currently has an opening for a library assistant. This part time position performs circulation tasks at both libraries and serves as the manager at the Attica branch during assigned shifts. Please click here to see the job description and posting.Job Opportunity
Youth Services Coordinator
The library currently has an opening for a Youth Services Coordinator. This position oversees the Children's and Young Adult sections and is responsible for programming and outreach along with materials selection. Please click here to see the job description and posting.Notice of Electronic Board Meeting
March 4 @ 6:30 p.m.
NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING
RUTH HUGHES MEMORIAL DISTRICT LIBRARY BOARD
RUTH HUGHES MEMORIAL DISTRICT LIBRARY
RUTH HUGHES MEMORIAL DISTRICT LIBRARY BOARD
RUTH HUGHES MEMORIAL DISTRICT LIBRARY
Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 6:30 p.m.
THE MEETING WILL BE HELD ELECTRONICALLY.
The Ruth Hughes Memorial District Library Board (“Library Board”) will hold its Regular Meeting on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. by electronic conference call.
Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act as amended by Senate Bill 1108, the Library gives notice of the following:
1. Reason for Electronic Meeting. The meeting is being held electronically because of the capacity restrictions and social distancing requirements set forth in the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Emergency Order of January 22, 2021, issued under MCL 333.2253. Therefore, the Library wants to ensure participation by the public if the public cannot be physically present.
2. Procedures. The public may participate in the meeting electronically and may make public comment by:
Dial in to the number 978-990-5000. Type in the access code 377655 followed by the # sign. You will be placed into the conference call. Please keep your phone muted unless you are speaking during public comment time to maintain conference clarity. Participants wishing to submit a question or comment before the meeting may do so to the library’s email address: info@ruthhughes.org.
3. Contact Information. For those people who desire to contact members of the Library Board to provide input or ask questions on any business that will come before the public body at the meeting, please contact Tracy Aldrich, Library Director, at (810) 724-8043 or at taldrich@ruthhughes.org prior to the start of the meeting.
4. Persons with Disabilities. Persons with disabilities may participate in the meeting through the methods set forth in paragraph 2. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services in order to attend electronically should notify Tracy Aldrich, Library Director, at (810) 724-8043 or at taldrich@ruthhughes.org within a reasonable time in advance of the meeting.
The agenda for the meeting is available by clicking this link.
Dated: March 1, 2021
Tracy Aldrich, Director
Ruth Hughes Memorial District Library
211 North Almont Avenue
Imlay City, MI 48444
(810) 724-8043
Pandemic Reopening Stage 4: The "Grab and Go Library" Imlay Branch
February 1, 2021
What’s Open:
Front part of the building and all the stacks (shelves of items)
1 catalog computer
2 laptop computers
Copy machine
Faxing and printing
Front restroom
Staff available for questions as long as safety and social distancing requirements met
What’s Closed or Unavailable Due to Safety Restrictions:
Reading Room
Study Rooms
Downstairs Meeting Room
Computer Lab
Toys & Puzzle Table
Magazines & Newspapers
Comfy furniture, tables and chairs
Drinking fountain
What New Limits and Restrictions Are Now in Place:
Masks or face coverings required for entry (except for children under 5)
Hand sanitizer upon entry
12 patrons at one time maximum occupancy, others wait 6 feet apart outside
30 minute visit limit
30 minute computer limit (may be extendable for emergencies)
Returned items quarantined and sanitized before check-in
No book or other material donations at this time
No in-person programs or events
Staff performing additional enhanced cleaning of shared and high touch items
These changes are all related to protecting the health and safety of our staff and visitors during the pandemic. This includes preventing crowding and large numbers of people in enclosed spaces; shortening the time visitors spend in an enclosed public space; and lessening potential exposure to the virus by removing multiple touch points and high frequency touch items (like toys and magazines.) Using masks and sanitizer helps protect everyone who enters shared spaces like the stacks or touches shared items like books and DVD cases.
We are sorry about all the restrictions, but happy that we will get to see you in person once again. Hopefully we can keep safely moving forward toward normalcy sometime in the near future.
Thank you for your patience and support during this difficult time!
Elements of the Reopening Stage are subject to change.
Please see the Reopening Plan available on our website or at the front desk for more details.
No-Contact Curbside Checkout, Printing/Faxing/Copying
All Available Now
Both library branches are now open for curbside service along with limited in person access. Click here for an informational sheet on how curbside works, or call for details (Imlay 810-724-8043 & Attica 810-724-2007.)
You can request items for pickup online through your account, or call and have us place the holds for you. We can also give you suggestions for titles if you tell us what you like, and we will make up a bag full of possibilities for you: just ask us!
We can also provide copying, printing, and faxing through curbside service. Please see the instructional document here or call either branch for more details.
Pandemic Reopening Stage 4: "The Grab and Go Library" Attica Branch
February 1, 2021
What’s Open:
The stacks (shelves of items)1 computer
Copy machine
Faxing and printing
Restroom
Staff available for questions as long as safety and social distancing requirements met
What’s Closed or Unavailable Due to Safety Restrictions:
Toys
Magazines & Newspapers
2nd computer
What New Limits and Restrictions Are Now in Place:
Occupancy limits in place, only 2 patrons at a time, others wait 6 feet apart outside
Masks or face coverings required for entry (except for children under 5)
Hand sanitizer upon entry
30 minute visit limit
30 minute computer limit (may be extendable for emergencies)
Returned items quarantined and sanitized before check-in
No book or other material donations at this time
No in-person programs or events
Staff performing additional enhanced cleaning of shared and high touch items
These changes are all related to protecting the health and safety of our staff and visitors during the pandemic. This includes preventing crowding and large numbers of people in enclosed spaces; shortening the time visitors spend in an enclosed public space; and lessening potential exposure to the virus by removing multiple touch points and high frequency touch items (like toys and magazines.) Using masks and sanitizer helps protect everyone who enters shared spaces like the stacks or touches shared items like books and DVD cases.
We are sorry about all the restrictions, but happy that we will get to see you in person once again. Hopefully we can keep safely moving forward toward normalcy sometime in the near future.
Thank you for your patience and support during this difficult time!
Elements of the Reopening Stage are subject to change.
Please see the Reopening Plan available on our website or at the front desk for more details.
Reopening & COVID-19 Plans
The documents required for reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the library's COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan, the Reopening Plan, and the Reopening Policy are now available. Please click the links below to see the documents in their entirety.
Reopening Policy
Reopening Plan
COVID-19 Preparedness & Response Plan
Tax Forms and Instructions
State and Federal
Click here to be taken to the State of Michigan website for state tax forms and instructions.Click here to be taken to the IRS website for federal tax forms and instructions.
The library currently has the following paper tax materials available, while supplies last:
-Federal 1040 and 1040-SR Forms and Booklet (one booklet)
-Federal 1040 and 1040-SR Instructions (one booklet)
-Federal 1040(SP) and 1040-SR(SP) Forms and Booklet (one booklet) - (1040(SP) y 1040-SR(SP) formularios de impuestos federales en español)
-Federal 1040(SP) and 1040-SR(SP) Instructions (one booklet) - (1040(SP) y 1040-SR(SP) instrucciones para los formularios de impuestos federales en español)
-State MI-1040 Forms and Instructions (one booklet)
-State MI-1040CR Forms (Homestead Property Tax Credit Claim)
-State MI-1040CR-7 Forms and Instructions (Home Heating Credit Claim)
We will keep this updated with any new or current forms. Thank you!
Seasonal Newsletters
Spring 2021
While the library is currently unable to provide in-person programming due to the pandemic, there are still lots of great activities planned, on a take-home basis. Check out the newsletters for full details. Paper copies of the spring newsletter are currently available at the library.Please click here to see what's happening this spring.