KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Boardwalk Branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library will be closed until further notice after a customer who visited Monday said they tested positive for COVID-19.
The branch, located at 8656 N. Ambassador Drive in Kansas City, Missouri, closed at noon Tuesday.
MCPL said it will notify any other customers who may have been exposed “if able to determine" through contact tracing.
Any staff members who may have been exposed will be tested and monitored for symptoms before they are allowed to return to work.
The library will undergo cleaning and disinfecting, while also following all other recommendations from the KCMO Health Department, MCPL said.
“The health and safety of our customers and staff remain our top priority, and we are taking swift action to ensure we mitigate risk as much as we possibly can,” MCPL Director and CEO Steven V. Potter said in a statement.
The branch will reopen based on the health department’s guidance.
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