4CLS and its member libraries look forward to a safe and cautious reopening. To aid in that effort, the following resources have been collected. Resources will be added and content will be updated as new information becomes available. (Last Update – 9/3/2020)
The 4CLS Steering Committee, with input from member libraries, has developed a Reopening Plan (updated 6/8/2020). The plan calls for reopening in stages.
For more information consult these resources:
- NY Forward
- NYS Metrics for Reopening
- NYS Dashboard for monitoring region metrics
- NYS Reopening Phases
- NYS Reopening Plan Template (retail)
- NY Forward Business Reopening Lookup Tool (Code 519120 for libraries)
Employers must provide masks to employees – Executive Order 202.16. See also, Interim Guidance on Executive Order 202.16 (NYS Health Dept.)
WNYLRC’s Ask the Lawyer page includes answers to several questions related to the pandemic:
- Can a library require patrons to wear masks? Includes a sample policy
- Contact tracing and confidentiality of library records
Cleaning Procedures:
- NEDCC Guidelines for cleaning of books
- How to Clean a Facility – Centers for Disease Control
- NY Registered Disinfectants List
- Realm Project – IMLS/OCLC project to test COVID-19 resilience on library materials
- Round 1 Test Results (undetectable after three days)
- Hardcover book, paperback book, plain paper inside a book, DVD case (not stacked)
- Round 2 Test Results (mostly undetectable after four days)
- Braille paper pages, glossy book pages, magazine pages, board book, archival folders (stacked)
- Round 3 Test Results (Mostly undetectable after 5 days)
- USB/Talking Book Cassette, DVD (disc), Storage bag (plastic), Storage bin (plastic), Plexiglas
- Round 4 Test Results (Repeat of Test 1 in stacked formation)
- Round 1 Test Results (undetectable after three days)
- Signage:
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/stop-the-spread-of-germs.pdf
- https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/materials.html
- http://olc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Observe-Distancing_8.5×11.docx
- http://olc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Stop-Do-Not-Enter_8.5×11.pdf
Find a Testing Site – https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/find-test-site-near-you
Obtaining Masks, Sanitizer, and other supplies
- JanWay – stickers for floors, facemasks, bags
- Grainger Industries
- Industrial Safety Gear
- Hummel’s Office Plus
- Beak and Skiff – sanitizer only, info@beakandskiff.com
- ULine –
- W.B. Mason
- SDVOSB Furniture – Sneeze guards, etc
The Steering Committee consists of:
- Steve Bachman, 4CLS
- Barb Potter, Kinney Memorial Library – Hartwick
- Ben Lainhart, Your Home Public Library – Johnson City
- Beth Paine, Sidney Memorial Public Library – Sidney
- Connie Dalrymple, Guernsey Memorial Library – Norwich
- Heather Johnson, William B. Ogden Free Library – Walton
- Nancy Wilcox, Oxford Memorial Library – Oxford
- Tina Winstead, Huntington Memorial Library – Oneonta
- Joasias Bartram, Broome County Public Library – Broome County/Central Library