The document provides a collection of resources and links related to libraries' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting virtual services and information for both educators and patrons. It includes guides on remote working, online storytelling, free audiobooks for kids, and safeguards for virtual events. Additionally, it offers links to various platforms that provide free or low-cost internet access and copyright guidelines for online educational content.

1. AL Live—Libraries and COVID-19: Providing Virtual Services
Links Shared in the Chat Space
• https://lewisu.libguides.com/COVID-19
• https://lanl.libguides.com/coronavirus
• https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/complimentaryaccesscovid19
• “Libguide for faculty working remotely:” https://nicholls.libguides.com/faculty-portal/virtual-
resources
• “How to Keep Party Crashers from Crashing your Zoom Event:”
https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/03/20/keep-the-party-crashers-from-crashing-your-
zoom-event/
• “Free resources available patrons while closed in this guide:”
https://www.columbuslibrary.org/covid-19-coronavirus-response
• “Here is an online free story telling service:” https://www.storylineonline.net/
• “Audible has free streaming audiobooks for Kids:” https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
• “Also for teens and college students in our community, the National Emergency Library:”
https://archive.org/details/nationalemergencylibrary
• “This is my school library list, applicable to K-12:” https://tinyurl.com/LHSLibEbooksCOVID-19
• “Zoom for iOS sends your data to Facebook even if you don't have Facebook:”
https://www.imore.com/zoom-ios-sends-your-data-facebook-even-if-you-dont-have-facebook
• “Zoombombing - includes classroom management and set up safeguards in the Zoom tool:”
https://keepteaching.usc.edu/tools/zoombombing-resources/
• “We are using https://libraryh3lp.com/ for online reference chat services. “
• https://www.internetessentials.com
• https://www.digitalinclusion.org/free-low-cost-internet-plans
• http://www.everyoneon.org/
• https://corporate.comcast.com/covid-19?linkId=84300755
• “Here are some authors who are offering their work free of copyright restrictions:”
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14sKF93Q15buUUtJwrRvR8K8xAQdQSVss9Rzp69_oQR
M/edit#gid=0

2. • https://www.katemessner.com/publisher-guidelines-on-fair-use-for-online-storytimes-read-
alouds-during-covid-19-school-closures/
• https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/?detailStory=publishers-adapt-policies-to-help-
educators-coronavirus-covid19
• “Here's a really useful article about copyright and online storytimes:”
https://programminglibrarian.org/articles/online-story-time-coronavirus-it%E2%80%99s-fair-
use-folks
• https://www.MedlinePlus.gov
• “Richland Library has a TON of great resources:” https://www.richlandlibrary.com/blog/2020-
03-03/coronavirus-resources-information
• “Jitsi:” https://jitsi.org/