[PL-Directors] Status of libraries during COVID

[NIELSEN Buzzy * SLO]

Hi everyone,

Thank you to all of the libraries who have already completed the survey below. It's most appreciated! I wanted to share a presentation to the State Library Board during their meeting last week on the results thus far. The data in the presentation is as of January 14, 2021. It gives a good snapshot in time on how libraries have responded to the pandemic.


  *   Library Status during COVID-19<https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/ld.php?content_id=59445720>

If any of libraries haven't completed the survey, please do! I'm going to send out periodic requests for updates, too, so that we can get a sense for how services are changing.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Cheers!

Buzzy Nielsen, MPP, MSI
Program Manager, Library Support & Development Services
State Library of Oregon
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From: NIELSEN Buzzy * SLO
Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2021 5:15 PM
To: Public Library Directors announcement list (pl-directors at omls.oregon.gov) <pl-directors at omls.oregon.gov>; Academic Library Directors announcement list (al-directors at omls.oregon.gov) <al-directors at omls.oregon.gov>; Tribal Library Directors announcement list (tl-directors at omls.oregon.gov) <tl-directors at omls.oregon.gov>; libs-or at omls.oregon.gov; Oregon Council of County Law Libraries <OCCLL at LISTSERV.CO.MARION.OR.US>
Subject: Status of libraries during COVID

** Please forgive cross-postings **

Hi everyone,

Here at the State Library of Oregon, we periodically get asked for information about libraries' status during the COVID-19 pandemic, info such as whether the building is open, whether curbside service is provided, etc. Many of you ask us these questions, but we also get asked by legislators and other decisionmakers.

Could you please help us out by filling in info for your library's COVID status on the spreadsheet linked below? It's a series of yes/no questions, so it should take no more than 5 minutes to complete. We ask questions like whether your building is open, whether you're offering virtual programs, whether you experienced budget cuts due to the pandemic, etc. In the spreadsheet, we also ask the date when you updated your info so that we know how current the data is. Since this message is going out to many library staff, we ask that the director or an appropriate person in charge complete the information for their library.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11dVNf6jYUUMp_K88pm9UFby7tw0KFx49rtgpLNIhqqE/edit?usp=sharing

Having this information will help us not only answer the questions we've been getting but also see where libraries might need further support in responding to the pandemic.

There's a tab for each library type (i.e. public, academic, tribal, and county law) at the bottom of the page. Most libraries should already be listed in one of those tabs. If you don't fit into one of the library types, please input your information in the "Other" tab. If you do fit into one of those categories but don't see your library in the list, please feel free to add your library at the bottom in the tab for the appropriate library type.

For most library types, we have a column for your county's current risk level. Please ignore that column! I'll update risk levels periodically so that it reflects current status.

Thank you so much for your help with this! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Cheers!

Buzzy Nielsen, MPP, MSI
Program Manager, Library Support & Development Services
buzzy.nielsen at slo.oregon.gov<mailto:buzzy.nielsen at slo.oregon.gov> | 971-375-3486 | www.oregon.gov/library/libraries<https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries>
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