SHERIDAN — Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library is looking to rebound from a down year, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. But, while the numbers haven’t been pretty, library Director Cameron Duff was also optimistic about services and programming that have been closed down over the last year getting back underway this spring when delivering his report to the board of trustees March 17.

Overall, for the last year, the library has seen a 25% decline in materials being checked out by patrons and well as about a third less individuals visiting the facility in person, not that the Sheridan County library is alone in seeing such numbers. Duff said the year-to-year trends for the local library match those being reported statewide and nationally.

“Sheridan County isn’t unique in that way,” he said.

And, like many libraries or service providers, Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library initially shut its doors early last year in helping fight the spread of COVID-19, though unlike some other libraries Duff said the local library reopened a couple of months later while following pandemic protocols such as requiring masks and social distancing by staff and patrons, alike.

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