Example Library 3 - Library Reopening Plan
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Stages
for re-opening in-person operations
The
following document is intended to be used as a tool to propose and analyze
various phases of re-opening as deemed safe and appropriate by Library
Leadership, the local public health officer, professional library organizations,
CDC guidelines and Montana Governor’s orders. All stages are dependent upon
triggers established by those groups.
Virtual
programming, digital collections and community outreach will continue
throughout all stages described below.
STAGE ONE
No
public access to building
- Limited curbside service
- Distribute
existing holds
- Enable
holds for materials specifically for our locations. Holds that are possible
without a courier.
- Staggered
schedules and minimal staff in the building
- Reconfigure
work stations to be operable from 6 feet apart. Possibly move stations to
various floor locations. Install plexiglass where needed/appropriate.
- Staff
wear masks and other PPE when in contact with the public and/or away from their
computer stations.
- Re-open
book drops with a plan for 3-day quarantine on incoming materials. All floor
space throughout buildings will be needed to stage appropriate quarantine
measures.
STAGE TWO
Limited
access to building
- Specific
hours designated for elders
- Require
masks for admission into the building
- Hand
sanitizer available throughout building
- Should
we look into checking temperatures for admission?
- Hourly
cleaning of high touch areas
- No
computer access in the building
- No
services that promote lingering or gathering
- Process
deliveries after a 24-72 hour waiting period
- Continue
to operate with minimal staff in the building at one time
STAGE THREE
Expand
but still limit access to the building
- Invite
caregivers with school age children into the building during special hours
- Require
masks for admission
- Hand
sanitizer available throughout the building
- Check
temperatures?
- Hourly
cleaning of high touch areas
- No
services that promote lingering or gathering
- Process
deliveries after a 24-72 hour waiting period
- Continue
to operate with minimal staff in the building at one time
- Computer
access available by appointment with time to sanitize stations in between
appointments
STAGE FOUR
- Reinstate
access to the building with masks and hand sanitizing required by all customers
- Ask
customers not to linger
- Enable
statewide sharing and holds
- Enable
ILL
- Consider
shortened hours of operations to decrease staff interaction with public and
allow materials handling to occur primarily during closed hours
STAGE FIVE
- Return
to full hours of operations and staffing levels
- Offer
programming while limiting the size of the gatherings to numbers recommended by
the CDC, MACo, Governor, Public Health Officer, etc.
STAGE SIX (is the trigger for this a widely available vaccine?)
- Resume
full operating levels
- Assume
increased demand and need from community experiencing a recession and
collective trauma