Warming shelters across the region are opening their doors to people who need a place to shelter from the cold.
The National Weather Service in Wilmington reports that more than 14.6 inches of snow accumulated over the past week as two storms blew through the region. Temperatures this week will stay below freezing until Friday when a high of 38 degrees is expected, the weather service says.
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Monday’s overnight low is expected to dip to 10 degrees, with even colder wind chills. Tuesday has a high temperature near 19 degrees and will drop to minus 1 degree overnight.
In the meantime, some people across the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region may be looking for a place to warm up overnight or during the day. Here’s where they can go.
Northern Kentucky warming shelters
The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky is offering two homeless shelter spaces as warming centers this week. The shelters will operate overnights at extended occupancy, according to Kim Webb, executive director for the organization.
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Campbell County Cold Shelter for overnight stay: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 7 Court St. in Newport. Overnight hours are 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday.
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Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky (Covington): 24-hour warming center at 436 W. 13th St. in Covington. Beds are full, so people will be provided chairs overnight.
City of Cincinnati warming centers
All Cincinnati Recreation Commission centers are operating as daytime warming centers during regular operating hours. You can find a list of city rec centers, their addresses and their hours here.
The city also has an overnight winter shelter at 411 Gest St. More information about city winter weather operations operations are available online.
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MidPointe Library System offers Butler County warming shelters
The MidPointe Library System of Butler County will operate these branches as warming shelters this week during daytime hours.
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Liberty library: 7100 Foundary Row in Liberty Township. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Monroe library: 1 Tennessee Ave. in Monroe. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
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West Chester library: 9363 Centre Pointe Drive in West Chester Township. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Fairfield Lane library: 1485 Corydale Drive in Fairfield. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Middletown library: 125 South Broad St. in Middletown. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday , 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday , and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Trenton library: 200 Edgewood Drive in Trenton. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
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Hamilton Lane library: 300 N. Third St. in Hamilton. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday , 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Oxford Lane library: 441 S. Locust St. in Oxford. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Lane Community Technology Center: 228 Court St. in Hamilton. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Warren County warming centers
Warren County published a map for people to find warming shelters near them. The map can be found here. Warming centers are:
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Countryside YMCA, Landen: 2894 U.S. 22 in Maineville. Hours are 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
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Countryside YMCA, Lebanon: 1699 Deerfield Road in Lebanon. Hours are 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.
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Salem Township library: 535 W. Pike Street in Morrow area. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
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Lebanon Public Library: 101 S. Broadway St. in Lebanon. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday , 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
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Franklin library: 44 E. Fourth St. in Franklin. Hours are 9 a.m.to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
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Springboro library: 125 Park Lane in Springboro. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Library is closed Sunday.
Clermont County church offering warming center
Batavia’s One Way Church is offering a 24-hour warming shelter. Services will end 11 a.m. Wednesday.
The church is located at 4650 state Route 132.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Warming centers open in Greater Cincinnati and NKY. See where to go