Seven
Palm Beach County Library System branches will close and four will
operate with reduced hours to allow some 150 staff to assist the
Supervisor of Elections Office on Election Day, Tuesday, November 2.
Regular library hours will be maintained at the Belle Glade Branch, the
Wellington Branch, and the North County Regional Library. Although the
public may not be able to take out a book at the closed locations, they
will be able to vote if their branch is one of the nine libraries
designated as a polling place.
Visit our
Elections Information Page in Government Research Services
More than 35 percent of the Library's staff are part of Palm Beach
County's complement of 700 employees who will work at the election as
poll clerks, inspectors, precinct advisors, or answering telephones at
the Supervisor of Elections office. Library Director Jerry Brownlee
explains the closings this way, "Libraries have always been an essential
element for democracy, and this is one more way that we can provide a
service to the community and the County. We regret that we have to
reduce our service so staff is free to assist, but if it helps assure a
smooth and successful election, it will be well worth it."
