Saline Library Offers Sanctuary From the Heat

You don’t have to go to Ann Arbor or Ypsilanti to find a cooling center.

The is open to the public, air conditioned and, better yet, loaded with ways to pass the time.

Assistant Director Marlee Horrocks said the library has been a sanctuary from heat as temperatures soared to near 100 Thursday.

“People have been coming in and reading, using the computers, or just relaxing in our comfortable chairs in the lobby,” said Horrocks.

Horrocks said people looking to get out of the heat are welcome.

The library who visitors who brought in a lunch and ate it at a table. That might be pushing it, Horrocks said.

“We welcome people who want to come in and cool off with a book. But people should probably leaving the eating lunch part out,” Horrocks said.

The Saline District Library is located at 555 N. Maple Rd. It is open until 9 p.m. Thursday.

As a response to the extreme heat, Washtenaw County Public Health is opening two cooling centers to the public from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. These centers will provide air conditioned space and water. Seniors, persons with disabilities or severe heat sensitive conditions may request free transportation to identified cooling centers by calling Emergency Management at 734-973-4900. The centers are located at:

• Washtenaw County Human Service, 555 Towner, Ypsilanti, room 1007.

• Washtenaw County Office Building, 200 N. Main, Ann Arbor, lower level conference room.