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Coronavirus: Reopening Guide for Public Libraries: Home

Managing Public Spaces and Social Distancing

Cleaning Guidelines

Timelines and Planning

Key Metrics for COVID Suppression
COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool
ALA Guidelines for Reopening Libraries During the COVID-19 Pandemic (June 8, 2020)
ALA Guidelines on Contact Tracing, Health Checks, and Library Users’ Privacy (June 8, 2020)
Businesses: Plan, prepare, and respond to coronavirus disease 2019 (CDC.gov)
Criteria for reopening, from CDC guidelines
Library Communications and Planning During COVID-19
A guide to library communications planning from the Texas State Library
Library Scenario Planning Tool
Recommendations for Library Services During The Covid-19 Pandemic
A pandemic service level chart from Georgia's Regents Public Library Advisory Council
Reopening Under COVID-19: A Space Planning Approach (June 2020)
SC DHEC Reopening Guidance for Businesses

Sample Reopening Plans:

Beaufort County Library Reopening Plan

Library Reopening Plan Examples
Library reopening plan examples compiled by the Montana State Library
A Phased Reopening Plan (by John Thrill, Medium.com)

Staff Wellness

Continuity of Operations Planning

Resources for Librarians about the Coronavirus

Webinars:

Librarians Respond to Coronavirus and Other Pandemics (March 26, 2020: Library 2.0)

Websites:

Pandemic Preparedness (American Library Association)
Outlines topics to include in an individual library policy on illness and/or pandemic prevention and preparedness; federal, state, and local resources; and additional resources
A Guide to COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) for Public Libraries (NNLM)
Coronavirus COVID-19 (Delaware Division of Libraries)

Information Sheets to Share

COVID-19 Printable Fact Sheet (mass.gov)
Available in 7 languages
Hygiene-related posters from CDC
Includes Keep Calm and Wash Your Hands poster and Cover Your Cough poster
Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives (Button & Badges)
Share on your websites, blogs, and social media
CDC Communication Resources
Free fact sheets, videos, and printable posters and materials

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