All Cobb Libraries Now Reopen To The Public

COBB COUNTY, GA — Cobb County residents can now use their local library campuses with in-person services once again.

The Cobb County Public Library system reopened all libraries for in-person service last Tuesday after spending a year with curbside service and, more recently, limited in-person services due to the COVID-19 pandemic and public safety guidelines.

“CCPL’s phased approach to re-opening gave us time to devise curbside service models, fill most staff vacancies, and prepare branches to serve our public by adding protective devices and equipment to continue to help curb the transmission of COVID,” Cobb Library Director Helen Poyer said.

Cobb library hours also expanded last week to near pre-COVID-19 levels, and public meeting spaces and study rooms are once again open for reservations, according to a news release from CCPL. User spaces within libraries across the county are also now open again.

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Here are the hours for each library:

East Cobb, Gritters, Kemp, Mountain View Regional, North Cobb Regional, Powder Springs, Sewell Mill, South Cobb Regional, Stratton, Switzer, Vinings and West Cobb Regional libraries

• In-person services:
  • Monday-Wednesday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
  • Thursday-Friday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • Saturday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Curbside services:
• Monday-Friday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Monday-Wednesday: 5-7 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Lewis A. Ray, Sibley and Sweetwater libraries

• In-person services:
  • Monday-Wednesday: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
  • Thursday-Friday: 1-6 p.m.
  • Saturday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Curbside services:
  • Monday-Friday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Monday-Wednesday: 5-7 p.m.
  • Friday: 1-5 p.m.
  • Saturday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Meeting rooms are available at 12 libraries, and may be requested for reservations by nonprofit organizations, government or public education agencies through an online reservation system.

Study rooms are available at seven libraries and are available on a first-come, first-served basis by calling the library that offers this service. The Creative Studios in the Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center on Lower Roswell Road are also reopen.

The June 1 reopenings included the Charles D. Switzer Library in downtown Marietta, which just underwent nearly $10 million in renovations; the Lewis A. Ray Library in the Oakdale community, which has been closed due to staffing concerns; and the Sibley Library on South Cobb Drive, which has not since reopened for in-person services, even at a limited capacity.

Library patrons will begin seeing in-person offerings on the library events calendar along with virtual programs, library officials said.

Patrons entering all county buildings, including libraries, must go through a temperature check. Masks are strongly encouraged.

Read more:

• Switzer Library To Reopen In June After Major Renovations
• Cobb Libraries To Resume Saturday Hours
• 3 Cobb Neighborhood Libraries Reopen Monday
• 7 Cobb County Libraries To Reopen To Public Beginning March 15