Post Shutdown Library Resources

American Libraries | Reopening: Not “When?” But “How?”
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American Library Association - Libraries and COVID-19: Reimagining Programming during a Pandemic
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Australian libraries responding to COVID-19
Checklist for re-openning your library.
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Business continuity plan and templates for entrepreneurs
(A collections of plans and templates that can easily be adapted to fit the library context)
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Calgary CVO - COVID-19 Resources for Nonprofits
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CBC Health - Is it safe to borrow library books? Your COVID-19 questions answered
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Conference Board of Canada - Capability-centred innovation in post-pandemic Canada more important than ever
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Conference Board of Canada - COVID-19: Implications for Canada and the economic impact
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Conference Board of Canada - Economic Forecasting in a Global Crisis
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Conference Boarf of Canada - COVID-19’s impact on mental health and returning to the workplace
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How to Make (and Use) a Disinfectant Against Coronavirus​Disenfectant Againt
New York Times article on how to disenfect against the Corona Virus.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/disinfectant-coronavirus.html

Idaho State Library - Reopening & Working Safely
https://libraries.idaho.gov/covid-info/#safe-handling

IFLA - COVID-19 and the Global Library Field - Libraries Reopening
https://www.ifla.org/covid-19-and-libraries#reopening

Library Accesibility Toolkit
Toolkit for library accesibility created by the Library Accesibility Alliance
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Library as a Safe Haven
A free PDF e-book from the American Library Association that covers such topics as developing a risk assessment plan; how to draft a one-page service continuity plan; information on how to use mobile devices and social media effectively in times of disaster; and sample disaster plans, along with model exercises, manuals and customizable communication.
Library as Safe Haven

Medium - A Phased Reopening Plan for Libraries as COVID 19 Restrictions Are Lifted
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Medium - COVID-19 Infection Prevention Tips for Libraries
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Mondaq - Return to work Consciderations for Alberta
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Ontario Guidlines to re-opening
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Protect Library Workers - Safe Reopening
http://libraryworkers.net/safe-reopening.php

REALM (Reopening Archives, Libraries and Musuems)
(Research on how long COVID-19 survives on materials as well as other subjects pertinent to reopening)
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REALM Project Test 2 Results Available
(Results from second tests)
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Super Library Marketing: Your Library is Reopening: How to Communicate New Rules to Your Staff and the Public During a Pandemic
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Switzerland: Model protection plan
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The world remade by COVID-19
In the wake of COVID-19, Deloitte and Salesforce hosted a dialogue among some of the world's best-known scenario thinkers to consider the societal and business impact of the pandemic. What might life be like after the crisis passes, and what will it take to thrive in a world remade? Let’s explore four possible scenarios.
https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/covid-19/covid-19-scenarios-and-impacts-for-business-and-society-world-remade.html

Using a pandemic recovery plan template: A free download and guide
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Wyoming State Library - Public Services Return to Work/Library Re-Opening Plan
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