CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Chesterfield County will be expanding library hours over the weekend to give residents a safe place to cool off indoors due to extreme heat forecasted.
A spokesperson for the county said all Chesterfield Public Library locations will be open until 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, and Ettrick-Matoaca, Central and North Courthouse Road libraries will be open on Sunday, June 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
To avoid heat-related illness, the county recommends that residents stay hydrated and take cooling, indoor breaks at least every 30 minutes if working outdoors.
The county reminds residents not to leave children or pets alone outdoors or in vehicles, and to check in on elderly neighbors.
Anyone without access to a vehicle who needs to travel around the county is recommended to consider Chesterfield’s Access on Demand program instead of walking, which is accessible for qualifying county residents.
In addition, GRTC operates two full-service bus lines in Chesterfield, including Route 1A along Midlothian Turnpike and Route 3B along the county’s Route 1 corridor.
GRTC also has a new LINK microtransit service in Chesterfield that provides on-demand, point-to-point connections within the Clover Dale Zone.
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Chesterfield County will be expanding library hours over the weekend to give residents a safe place to cool off indoors due to extreme heat forecasted.
A spokesperson for the county said all Chesterfield Public Library locations will be open until 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, and Ettrick-Matoaca, Central and North Courthouse Road libraries will be open on Sunday, June 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
To avoid heat-related illness, the county recommends that residents stay hydrated and take cooling, indoor breaks at least every 30 minutes if working outdoors.
The county reminds residents not to leave children or pets alone outdoors or in vehicles, and to check in on elderly neighbors.
Anyone without access to a vehicle who needs to travel around the county is recommended to consider Chesterfield’s Access on Demand program instead of walking, which is accessible for qualifying county residents.
In addition, GRTC operates two full-service bus lines in Chesterfield, including Route 1A along Midlothian Turnpike and Route 3B along the county’s Route 1 corridor.
GRTC also has a new LINK microtransit service in Chesterfield that provides on-demand, point-to-point connections within the Clover Dale Zone.