With new COVID-19 cases plummeting and vaccination rates slowly improving, the city of Springfield, Massachusetts has announced the next steps in reopening public buildings.
Branch libraries will reopen to the public on July 6th for the first time in 15 months. The Central Library will not reopen until September because it does not have air conditioning.
The city’s senior centers will reopen on August 9th.
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno made the reopening decisions after consulting with Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris and facilities director Pat Sullivan.
WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Sarno.
