Library shutters in-person events

COLFAX — The Whitman County Library District has canceled all in-person programs in response to Gov. Jay Inslee’s new quarantine orders.

The programs were shuttered Nov. 17.

While the governor’s orders do not specifically mention libraries, district officials shut down in-person activities as a precaution, library officials said. The governor’s orders do prohibit gatherings of five or more people.

Other changes include occupancy level for all location will be reduced to 25% and browsing time is limited to 15 minutes a day and computer use to 30 minutes a day.