Reopening libraries webinar
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General safety guidelines to take into consideration while planning to reopen libraries during the covid19 pandemic
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Reopening libraries webinar
- 1. Reopening Libraries: A webinar to help you get back to work safely CARLA CHALHOUB, HEAD OF ACCESS SERVICES / SOCIAL SCIENCES SUBJECT LIBRARIAN, AUB LIBRARIES CENDRELLA HABRE, FORMER UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN, LAU LIBRARIES Thursday June 11, 2020
- 2. It’s a new world It’s a different future
- 3. New terminologies PANDEMIC, LOCKDOWN, SUPER SPREADER,TESTING, ANTIBODIES, VENTILATORS, PPE, MASKS, SHIELDS, GLOVES, SANITIZERS, CONTACT TRACINGS, QUARANTINE, 14 CDC, WHO, SOCIAL DISTANCING, CURBSIDE PICKUP, CURBSIDE DELIVERY, TOUCHLESS/CONTAC جائحة
- 5. Vision Strategic planning (opening phases) Assessment plan Safety Guidelines Communications plan INSTITUTION’S GUIDELINES Pandemic Planning Committee
- 6. The Library as a Facility Entrance (One entrance only) Doors (opened at all times) Security gates (remove revolving doors) Ventilation (windows vs. ventilation system) Lounge areas (locked or one person/sofa) Furniture (chairs and tables (2 persons/table only)) Vending machines should be inaccessible Bathrooms (locked at all times to be opened by keys) Group study rooms (one single person only) Conference/Meeting rooms (locked or social distancing layout) Gardens (locked) Multiple floors (if possible, lock all floors except for one) Plexiglass should be installed at all public service areas/counters Signage everywhere
- 9. IT Equipment PCs (disable or one/table with social distancing measures provided cleaning is available) Number of hours for using PCs should be minimized (1 hour) Laptops should be widely used instead (easier to clean) Selfcheck out (disable provided cleaning is available at all times) Remove all printers (instead allow click and scan) Wifi off (some) Some libraries are hiring “Computer Cleaners”
- 10. Shelves and Books Browsing open shelves is very risky (unless clear signage) Inaccessible is preferable. “We may need to quarantine our books' when libraries reopen”, New York Public Library CEO says Majority is going for 72 hours quarantine (no clear guidelines)
- 12. Staff/Offices Masks Temperature Social Distancing (6 feet = about 2 meters apart) Washing hands/Sanitizers No face-to-face meetings or visits Kitchen (locked). Staff should eat at their desks Plexiglass separators Staff should not report to work all at once. Continue working from home as it is a great alternative
- 13. Patrons Masks Temperature Social Distancing (6 feet = about 2 meters apart) Washing hands/Sanitizers Number of patrons using the library at one time should be based on your reopening stages (examples Pharmacies and Supermarkets) 23% of the total population (CDC)
- 14. Circulation Waive overdue fees Extend due dates Most have applied a reservations system: pre-arranged visits to the library Flexible library system to make necessary changes as quickly as possible
- 15. Bremen Public Library (Germany) Stage 1
- 16. Time to Innovate
- 17. Key Resources ACHA Guidelines Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) IFLA CDC guidelines for school libraries PLA guidelines for public libraries WHO
- 18. Thank you Stay Safe & Save Lives
Editor's Notes
- We slept in one world and woke up in another. Life as we know it changed overnight. Our daily routine became a memory. Our screens became our constant companions. Same goes for libraries, library staff and our patrons.
- Open meetings because sometimes they need to take real-time decisions
- Start with reducing or eliminate everything and gradually go back to normal
- Secure masks and sanitizers to staff
- Secure masks and sanitizers to patrons You have the right not to receive any patron not wearing a mask
- Real-time decisions