Lafayette Libraries helping during the pandemic

Libraries helping during the pandemic

Louisiana.

3 during a natural disaster like a hurricane or flooding public school librar's across the state are always there to help.

Well during this pandemic the're doing just that.news 1's cassie schirm is at the south regional library in lafayette learning about all they have to offer.cassie?

Well when you think of a library many people are thinking of books but they have so much more that could help you or even your kids during this pandemic "the library system for 75 years w've been meeting a need in lafayette parish"keith guidry with the lafayette public library system says even in the pandemic the're here to help.

"were wearing masks or social distancing but all of our services are still the same"the library has a lot to offer from computer access to even board games and the're always adding more.

"what w've been doing recently is actually watching for the communities needs especially right now the students."so if your child is needing help with school they got you covered on their website "we have homework louisiana which offers online tutoring or you can tutor by phone we have learning express which is a lot of tests exams" if you need a mask they got you covered as well.

"we have five drive throughs at a regional library where people can come through you never have to get out of your car and you can get one mask per person"the've also found a solution for a problem here in lafayette for lack of internet access."w're about to get 20 hotspots for wi-fi that people can actually check out if you do't have internet access "and if i's after hours all you have to do is oark in their parking lot for feee wifi 247 and parents could't be more grateful parent sot"he is the library a lot..

When they put the state on lockdown i am mediately went to the library and checked out all sorts of books because my son likes to read"guidry says tha's what i's all about "ther's countless needs that people have and w're only going to survive as a community."a community working together as one in lafayette im cassie schirm news 15.

For more information on what the library has to offer you can go to our website klaf.com.

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