Harford County Libraries Open As Cooling Centers
Harford County Public Library branches are open and cool.
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Harford County Public Libraries will offer more than books this weekend.
They're offering air conditioning.
With temperatures soaring above 100 degrees, local library branches are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, offering cool locations for those looking to duck out of the heat.
All branches are open until 5 p.m., aside from Darlington Library—which is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Click here for a list of local library branches.
“We encourage the citizens of Harford County, particularly the elderly, young children and those with respiratory health issues to seek shelter from the heat," County Executive David Craig said in a statement through the Maryland Emergency Management Agency. "With the support of Harford County Public Library Director Mary Hastler all libraries will be open to the public for those who need some relief from the expected high temperatures."
Harford County is under a heat advisory Saturday, and more than 7,000 residents were without power Saturday morning following severe thunderstorms overnight.
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VNGreen
12:58 pm on Monday, July 2, 2012
IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY YOUR HOME ENERGY BILL, YOUR HOME MAY NOT BE SAFE, AND YOU MAY BE AT RISK OF SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY.
THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP) MAY BE ABLE TO HELP KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY SAFE AND HEALTHY.
Energy assistance is important to all that receive it, but more so if someone in your home is elderly, disabled or a young child under 6 years old. These persons are especially at risk for life threatening illness or death if their home is too cold in the winter or too hot in the summer.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT LIHEAP AND WHERE TO APPLY
You can call the National Energy Assistance Referral (NEAR) project. NEAR is a free service providing information on where your can apply for LIHEAP. You can speak to someone at NEAR Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m.- 5 p.m. (Mountain Time).
You can:
Call the toll-free phone number at: 1-866-674-6327,
send an e-mail to: energy@ncat.org
or you can contact your State's LIHEAP office
This brochure is presented by:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Community Services
Division of Energy Assistance
November 2009
Source:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/liheap/brochure/brochure.html
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