Some town buildings set to reopen

Effective Monday, March 8, the Town Office Building, the Lincoln Public Library, and Bemis Hall will reopen to the public, subject to the continuation of health and safety protocols recommended by the Department of Public Health (mandatory face masks, social distancing, occupancy limits, front desk registration to enable contact tracing should it become necessary, etc.). 

The state’s decision to move forward to the next reopening phase is in response to significantly improving public health trend data. Local conditions have been trending in the same manner. Gov. Baker has issued guidance for reopenings to begin on March 1, but Lincoln is delaying by a week to provide town staff the opportunity to adjust child care and other personal arrangements.

To protect the health and safety of our residents and staff, Lincoln officials continue to urge the public to make use of the town’s online transactional capabilities, consider communicating with town staff via phone or Zoom conferencing, schedule appointments in advance where possible, and be sure to follow health and safety protocols when visiting town buildings.

Town boards and committees will continue to meet remotely as we enter this next phase of reopening.

Library reference staff who have been working entirely remotely will be back in the building during the day starting on Monday, March 1. This means they can return to pulling items that are in the library and putting them out for same-day pickup. They will also be available by email and phone to answer patron questions and assist with contactless pickup preparation.

Remote reference service will continue during evening hours on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 6–7:30 p.m. The library will reopen to the public by appointment on Monday, March 8 at 1 p.m. Check the library’s website at www.lincolnpl.org.