The Canton Public Library will be closed on the following days:

• Friday, December 24, 2010
• Saturday, December 25, 2010
• Sunday, December 26, 2010
• Monday, December 27, 2010

and

• Friday, December 31, 2010
• Saturday, January 1, 2011
• Sunday, January 2, 2011
• Monday, January 3, 2011

Although the building will be closed, you may return items using the outdoor drop slot. Access to patron accounts, the catalog and databases will be available through the website.

As you know from media reports, a tragic shooting occurred today outside of the library. We are thankful and relieved that library staff and patrons were not injured, and our hearts go out to the families of the two people who were involved. While the library is closed for the remainder of the day today, we will be open our regular hours on Wednesday. We thank all of you who have expressed concern about our well-being; it is a comfort to us all to have our community’s support. We also thank the Canton Township Public Safety Department for their quick and professional response to this emergency, and ask that any inquiries about their investigation be directed to them.