FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Reduced services on Jan. 4

Library computer labs closed; other services limited on Jan. 4

Because of scheduled maintenance and a computer system upgrade, some services of the Newport News Public Library System will be limited on Wednesday, Jan. 4.

Because of scheduled maintenance and a computer system upgrade, some services of the Newport News Public Library System will be limited on Wednesday, Jan. 4.

Public computer labs at all libraries will be closed that day. Also Library users may not be able to pay fines or check on the availability of materials at the Libraries or on the Library System’s website during this time.

Affected on Jan. 4 will be Virgil I. Grissom Library, Main Street Library, Pearl Bailey Library, West Avenue Library, Public Law Library and the Bookmobile in Newport News. The online catalog, which allows users to check on the availability of materials from the Library’s website, www.nngov.com/library, will not be working, although other parts of the website will be operational.

Library users are encouraged to stay up-to-date on Library closures, programs and more by visiting the Library’s website at www.nngov.com/library, the Library’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/nnlibrary, through Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/NNLibrary and by signing up to receive the Library System’s emailed newsletter, “Books & Beyond,” at http://www.nngov.com/library/resources/booksbeyond

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