Wind Forecast Changes Library Schedule

The library will be open today (Monday, October 29) from 11 am to 3 pm. We will not be open during our regular Monday hours of 3 pm to 7 pm due to the National Weather Service forecast for high winds this afternoon:

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD...DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY EXISTS. DAMAGING WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD LAST FOR DAYS...DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND HOMES RESULTING IN DEBRIS...AND DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. DEBRIS AND DOWNED TREES COULD IN SOME CASES BLOCK ROADWAYS.