A New Curated Collection of Resources From ALA: “COVID-19 Recovery Website”
From the American Library Association:
To help guide communities, library workers and library supporters along the path to recovery, the American Library Association (ALA) today launched a curated, online repository of tools, guides and resources.
The ALA COVID-19 Recovery website includes everything from the latest information on safely reopening libraries to funding opportunities available on the local, state and federal level. It will be updated often and replace the existing COVID-19 Response page that has served the community through the pandemic thus far.
The online resource center is arranged into four sections: Advocacy & Policy; Education; Data & Research; and Guidance Content & Protocol.
The advocacy section offers information on federal recovery and corporate and philanthropic programs. It also contains valuable tips on how to engage local boards and Friends groups and make the case for your library to local decision makers.
The education section includes on-demand webinars with topics ranging from legal issues revolving around reopening to operating in the “new normal” following the pandemic.
The data and research section has links to the Public Library Association (PLA) library survey featuring diverse responses to the pandemic, as well as related research results from the field.
The guidance section shares state-by-state guidelines for library re-openings and resources to support libraries as they open back up.
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.