Justin Potter Library — Attraction in Smithville

Just sharing a very disappointing experience. My 3 kids were excited to go to the library today. We drove to the local library and saw signs on the door stating that the library could be used by appointment only. Ok, that's fine. Everyone is addressing COVID concerns differently. I call to see if there's any chance of getting an appointment today. We are told that there is an opening in an hour. We go and kill the time until our appointment. When we arrive someone comes to the door "can I help you with something?". Ok, not the most polite way to handle that but no worries.I say, "Yes, we have an appt for 3:30". She replies, "hang on." We stand outside for another 5 or 10 minutes. A different lady (much nicer) comes out to inform me that her boss said we can't come in because we have too many people (me and my 3 children) and that they only like to have two people at a time. Ok, that's fine, it's not worth even pointng out all of the things that are wrong in this situation and it's not this woman's fault anyway. We get back into car and I have a very difficult time explaining to my children why we can't go to the library in any rational way. They were extremely disappointed and could not understand. The problem is, I don't understand either. There is no logic at all that says 2 asymptomatic people are less infectious than 4 asymptomatic people from the same household. There is also no logic that says that a public service should be open and funded but not be available...

I go to this library 3 to 4 times a month and all the people that work there are very nice and helpful. They have several computers for public use if you need to look things up or print things out. They also offer faxing services and also there is a notary on staff. Parking is right out front and very easy for everyone including handicapped individuals. They also have alot of community events for children and adults to participate in. All you have to do is stop in and check the bulletin board inside the door or just ask one of the friendly librarians that is working and they will gladly...

This was my 1st visit, and it is a beautiful library. I saw they had movies, magazines, books, and a genealogy room. I was there to look for an old newspaper, and got to look at the microfilm. A wonderful place to spend the afternoon. The staff was also very sweet, and helped me locate what I was looking for. I highly recommend anyone to...