FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tri-City Public Library District
600 South Main Street, PO Box 211
Buffalo, IL 62515
217-364-8181
Fax: 217-364-8266
Email: tricitylibrary@gmail.com
CONTACT: Chet Brandt, Head Librarian

BUFFALO – September 16, 2020 – Petitions for the election to be held on April 6, 2021 are available beginning Tuesday, September 22 at the Tri-City Public Library at 600 S. Main Street in Buffalo. Three library board trustee positions are up for election for four-year terms. One library board trustee position is up for election to a two-year term. Anyone interested in running for these positions may pick up a petition and candidate’s packet at the Library during regular business hours. The Library is open Tuesday through Thursday 11:00 am – 7:00 pm and Friday and Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. For more information, contact Chet Brandt at 217-364-8181.

Effective June 15, the Illinois Heartland Library System will start up interlibrary loan delivery service again. The request system will once again be turned on so you can order items we do not own locally. The delivery service will be temporarily halted the last week of June to reevaluate any issues of driver or library employee safety but with luck will start up again by July.

By that time, the state and the library may be ready for phase 4 of reopening. We are still trying to access PPE for staff and patron use. The supply chain seems to be loosening up again after the initial “out-of-stock” runs.

On behalf of the entire Tri-City staff, we want to say we miss our patrons and friends and look forward to the next phase of re-opening.

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Tri-City Public Library District Board of Trustees, Tuesday, April 21, 2020 has been cancelled.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 issue the Library Board has decided to postpone the April 17th Trivia Night event.  We will be announcing the new date for this event when more information is available.  We look forward to this event at a future date and hope you stay tuned for updates.

The Tri-City Public Library District Board of Trustees will welcome Heather Humphrey of Buffalo to its Board at their next board meeting in August. Ms. Humphrey is a parent of a child currently attending Tri-City schools and is employed by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Ms. Humphrey was selected to serve an unfilled board vacancy and will serve a two-year term.