- Click here for downloadable signs you can use in your public library.
- Hand washing signage should be placed in library restrooms prior to reopening.
- Social distancing and other signs should be placed on library entrances along with reminders about any new operating procedures.
- Remove any old signage that may distract from the message you’re trying to convey, this may be a great opportunity to tidy up doors and bulletin boards. Carefully look at items that are posted on bulletin boards and remove all old flyers.
- Make sure your library’s entrance signage can be seen from the street or parking lot. This means using a very large font size. Test to see if you can see library reopening signs from far distances.
- Library hours of operation signage should also have a large font and be easily read from the street or parking lot. Since many libraries will be opening with limited hours, be sure appropriate signage is created and posted consistently.
- If you have street-level/portable outdoor signs, make sure to move them close to the street as is allowable and make your messages brief.
- Consider using billboards (print and digital), radio, newspaper, and other forms of paid advertising to focus on online/available services and reopening information. When communicating with advertisers, ask for non-profit/government rates.
For questions about library signage or working with paid advertisers, please contact Ellen Dunn, Communications Director at the SC State Library.
This online communications guide is provided as a resource only. A library may opt to use or adapt any elements of these suggestions.