COVID-19: Information for Rhode Island Libraries

National project researching how long COVID-19 survives on library materials; resources also include samples of reopening plans.

Coordinated Statewide Emergency Preparedness of Massachusetts has list of continually updated resources related to collections.

Recommendations from Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)

Recording of webinar from March 30, 2020.

Summary of the IMLS-CDC webinar from 3/30/20: Mitigating COVID-19 When Managing Paper-Based, Circulating, and Other Types of Collections. Includes additional links.

Dr. Erin Bromage (UMass-Dartmouth) provides a clear explanation of how the virus is released into the environment and associated risk.

Texas State Library and Archives Commission, 4/29/2020

John Thill for Medium, April 20

Colleen Eggett for the Utah State Library

Wyoming State Library

Regents Public Library Advisory Council (RPLAC), April 2020

Several are available in Spanish, and two are available in additional languages.

IFLA is working with the Australian Library Association to provide translated signage and text to support libraries communicating with their linguistically diverse communities, particularly in relation to library closures and accessing online information.