Due to COVID-19, the State University of New York at Fredonia has announced that Reed Library is suspending open hours designated for community residents starting Monday.

“The State University of New York at Fredonia is working diligently to keep students, faculty, staff, and members of its community safe from COVID-19,” the university announced in a statement. “These efforts include requiring all persons who use campus facilities to be included in COVID-19 pool testing.”

With this change, only university students, faculty, or staff will be allowed to use the physical space of Reed Library.

“This is a difficult decision to make, given Reed Library’s long history of collaboration with community members, local school districts, and others,” the university statement noted. “Please understand that our goal is to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 both on campus and in the Fredonia community. Hence, we look forward to opening the physical space of Reed Library to the community in the future when pooled testing of onsite users is no longer necessary.

“While the physical space of Reed will not be available to the community, its vast resources will still be accessible. Community patrons can still receive research assistance by phone, email, text, or chat, as well as request materials through the Reed-To-Go service. For more information, please visit Reed Library’s Community Patron Services page at: https://fredonia.libguides.com/community.