Public Libraries Respond to COVID-19: The Current Landscape

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Learn about the current public library landscape amidst COVID-19 and hear from library leaders about what they’ve done.

What are public libraries doing in response to COVID-19? How are they making decisions? Where are they getting information, and how are they sharing it with their communities? Participants of this webinar will learn about the current public library landscape amidst COVID-19 and hear from library leaders about what they’ve done.

Facilitators:
Patrick Losinski, Chief Executive Officer, Columbus (OH) Metropolitan Library
Patty Ross, Library Director at Puyallup (WA) Public Library
Larra Clark, PLA Deputy Director

Originally presented March 26, 2020.

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March 26, 2020
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