N95 Mask Distribution: Shorewood Library Plans More

SHOREWOOD, WI — The Shorewood Public Library will was set to begin distributing a limited quantity of N95 masks again on Tuesday, the library announced via Facebook on Monday.

The additional round of mask distribution will make N95 masks available starting at 9:30 a.m., according to the post. The library is located at 3920 Murray Avenue.

The federal government is working with different retailers in each state across the nation to further distribute N95 masks. In Wisconsin, partners such as Costco, CVS, Kroger, Meijer, Walgreens and Walmart are or plan on distributing masks.

Each store has its own schedule for when masks will be available. Kroger, which owns the Metro Market located in Shorewood, has made masks available already at locations across the County.

As always, we advise you call ahead to ensure masks are in stock.

More details about the federal government's partners to distribute masks in Wisconsin can be found online at the CDC's website.

To clean an N95 or KN95 mask for re-use, leave it in a breathable paper bag, close it and let it sit at room temperature for at least 72 hours. Don't use clean and reuse masks more than five times, health departments around the Milwaukee area have advised.

Why don't cloth masks cut it anymore? Surgical-grade masks offer the best type of protection over cloth masks, Ajay Sethi, an infectious diseases expert at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, told WKOW.

Ethan Duran, Patch Staff, contributed to writing this report.