News

Due to the mandatory library closures during this pandemic, many of our eResource providers have allowed temporary additional access to your patrons. Here is a list of those resources at the time of writing:

It has been three weeks since the COVID situation significantly changed our day-to-day lives. Sincerely hope that you are all well and making the best of this unprecedented situation. Marigold is taking all the necessary precautions to be compliant with the containment efforts suggested by health organizations and the governments, and the good news is that we are all well and very busy. Marigold’s Business Continuity Plan served us well as we transitioned to new ways of communicating and providing service, for which the public is grateful. Here are several comments that the public has shared with us lately:

At 3:30pm, March 17, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw has prohibited Albertans from visiting libraries in-person under the declared public health state of emergency.

In an effort to do our part to reduce the spread within the broader community, Marigold is taking the following steps:

Marigold is now making it possible for patrons to place holds and check-out one of 18 Radon screening kits available at our member libraries.

New provincial inter-library loan software was launched February 10, 2020. Due to technical issues between the TRAC system and the new software, TRAC patrons are not yet able to access this new system.