The Oscoda County Library Board will have a work session Monday October 26, 2020 at the Fairview Branch of the Oscoda County Library beginning at 5:00 pm. Click here to view the agenda for the meeting.
COVID-19
The main library is open Tuesday - Thursday from 9:00 am - 5:30 pm; with appointments available on Monday and Friday from 9:00 am - 5:30 pm. The Fairview Branch is open Tuesday - Thursday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Both locations are limited to the number of people allowed in the building at this time.
Per Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Emergency Order Under MLC 333.2253 - Gathering Prohibition and Mask Order the Oscoda County Library must limit the number of people in the buidling at one time to 10 or fewer.
Per Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Emergency Order Under MLC 333.2253 - Gathering Prohibition and Mask Order a face covering/mask is required for entry into the Oscoda County Library.
Although a face covering is strongly encouraged even for individuals not required to wear one, the requirement to wear a face covering does not apply to individuals who:(a) Are younger than five years old (and, per guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), children under the age of two should not wear a mask);
(b) Cannot medically tolerate a face covering;
(c) Are eating or drinking while seated at a food service establishment;
(d) Are exercising outdoors and able to consistently maintain six feet of social distance;
(e) Are swimming;
(f) Are receiving a service for which temporary removal of the face covering is necessary;
(g) Are entering a business or are receiving a service and are asked to temporarily remove a face covering for identification purposes;
(h) Are communicating with someone who is deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing and where the ability to see the mouth is essential to communication;
(i) Are actively engaged in a public safety role, including but not limited to law enforcement, firefighters, or emergency medical personnel, and where wearing a mask would seriously interfere in the performance of their public safety responsibilities;
(j) Are at a polling place for purposes of voting in an election;
(k) Are officiating or engaging in a religious service; 4
(l) Are giving a speech for broadcast or to an audience, provided that the audience is at least six feet away from the speaker;
Please review our
Library Reopening Post Pandemic Policy and our
COVID-19
Oscoda County Library Business Preparedness & Response Plan
In an attempt to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the Oscoda County Library is implementing social distancing and so is cancelling all programming and meeting room reservations starting Monday, March 16 and continuing through July 31, 2020.
COVID-19 Resources
If you would like information on COVID-19 (Coronavirus), visit the Center’s for Disease Control website at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
For information specific to Michigan, visit the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services website at https://www.michigan.gov/Coronavirus
District Health Department No. 2 website at https://www.dhd2.org/
For information on steps you can take to prepare your home and family, click the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/home/index.html