The Newark Public Library may be closed during the pandemic, but that doesn’t mean its resources are off limits
The Newark Library offers educational resources , e-books and homework help, entertainment, movies and streaming services and even mental health services:
Executive Director Tom Alrutz says the services are extremely valuable.
"We've been providing counseling service live with our library social worker for the past year so we converted that to providing brief counseling sessions for people with individual and personal problems on telephone and text."
Alrutz says college students can get relevant information from the library's services.
"We’re doing college tours virtually so they sign on to our site and in conjunction with our leaders and representatives of colleges teens can tour colleges.
Alrutz is serving in the interim as the library continues its search for a permanent director.