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You Can Take Home A Half Gallon Margarita Jug From Los Aztecas In Maryland

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Take Home A Half Gallon Margarita From Los Aztecas In Maryland

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Calling all margarita lovers! Do you miss dining at Mexican restaurants and sipping away on tasty margaritas? No worries - this local Maryland eatery has got you covered. Although you can't eat AT the restaurant, you can carryout food, as well as carryout a massive half-gallon margarita jug. Sounds delicious! Read on for the details - hope you're thirsty!

We're aware that these uncertain times are limiting many aspects of life as we all practice social and physical distancing. While we're continuing to feature destinations that make our state wonderful, we don't expect or encourage you to go check them out immediately. We believe that supporting local attractions is important now more than ever and we hope our articles inspire your future adventures! And on that note, please nominate your favorite local business that could use some love right now: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/nominate/

For more information about Los Aztecas, visit the official website. You can also stay up to date on specials and more by following the restaurant's Facebook page.
Are you more of a cafe person? Then check out Water Street Cafe in Maryland. It's delightfully quirky, inside and out. We can't wait until it opens back up!
Also, we have a NEW Bucket List Newsletter coming out! Ready to start planning future adventures around the US? Then click here to sign up!

Address: 1213 Liberty Rd ste f, Sykesville, MD 21784, USA

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Calling all margarita lovers! Do you miss dining at Mexican restaurants and sipping away on tasty margaritas? No worries - this local Maryland eatery has got you covered. Although you can't eat AT the restaurant, you can carryout food, as well as carryout a massive half-gallon margarita jug. Sounds delicious!

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Deep Creek Cabins
Tell me more about Deep Creek in Maryland.
Did you know that all of Maryland's lakes are man-made? That fact is even more impressive when you see just how gigantic Deep Creek Lake is, which is the state's largest lake. Visitors head here from all around to spend some time among this scenic spot. Summer is a popular time to visit for a dip in the lake, while autumn takes the scenery to a whole other level with some of the best fall foliage in the region! The possibilities for recreation at Deep Creek Lake are endless. You can take to the many local trails, or explore by water. This lake covers 3,900 acres and has 69 miles of shoreline, making for particularly amazing boating and kayaking. And don't forget to enjoy the sunrises and sunsets in the area, too. Bring your camera and prepare to capture postcard-worthy views every single day, which, of course, are best viewed from the super charming Deep Creek Lake cabins!
In addition to the cabins at Deep Creek, what are some other rentals for a getaway in Maryland?
What could possibly be better than a peaceful getaway in the beautiful Old Line State? How about a peaceful getaway right next to the water? At just under 1,000 square feet, this waterfront cottage in Maryland may be on the smaller side, but what it lacks in size it certainly makes up for with gorgeous water views. Between the beachy decor and jaw-dropping scenery, you might never want to leave this little rental on the water!

Another small-but-mighty rental to consider is this Annapolis tiny house. You'll find this charming tiny house rental hidden away in the gated community of Epping Forest. Although it's somewhat secluded, you'll get access to the local clubhouse, beach, and tennis courts. It's also not far from major Annapolis attractions. While small, it has everything you need for a relaxing and comfortable getaway in Maryland, from a compact-yet-functional kitchen, loft bedroom, cozy living area, and adorable deck.

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Blue Moon Rising Cabin Rentals Are Cozy And Have Great View Of Maryland's Deep Creek Lake

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Deep Creek Cabins Tell me more about Deep Creek in Maryland. Did you know that all of Maryland's lakes are man-made? That fact is even more impressive when you see just how gigantic Deep Creek Lake is, which is the state's largest lake. Visitors head here from all around to spend some time among this scenic spot.

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Deep Creek Cabins
Tell me more about Deep Creek in Maryland.
Did you know that all of Maryland's lakes are man-made? That fact is even more impressive when you see just how gigantic Deep Creek Lake is, which is the state's largest lake. Visitors head here from all around to spend some time among this scenic spot. Summer is a popular time to visit for a dip in the lake, while autumn takes the scenery to a whole other level with some of the best fall foliage in the region! The possibilities for recreation at Deep Creek Lake are endless. You can take to the many local trails, or explore by water. This lake covers 3,900 acres and has 69 miles of shoreline, making for particularly amazing boating and kayaking. And don't forget to enjoy the sunrises and sunsets in the area, too. Bring your camera and prepare to capture postcard-worthy views every single day, which, of course, are best viewed from the super charming Deep Creek Lake cabins!
In addition to the cabins at Deep Creek, what are some other rentals for a getaway in Maryland?
What could possibly be better than a peaceful getaway in the beautiful Old Line State? How about a peaceful getaway right next to the water? At just under 1,000 square feet, this waterfront cottage in Maryland may be on the smaller side, but what it lacks in size it certainly makes up for with gorgeous water views. Between the beachy decor and jaw-dropping scenery, you might never want to leave this little rental on the water!

Another small-but-mighty rental to consider is this Annapolis tiny house. You'll find this charming tiny house rental hidden away in the gated community of Epping Forest. Although it's somewhat secluded, you'll get access to the local clubhouse, beach, and tennis courts. It's also not far from major Annapolis attractions. While small, it has everything you need for a relaxing and comfortable getaway in Maryland, from a compact-yet-functional kitchen, loft bedroom, cozy living area, and adorable deck.

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Blue Moon Rising Cabin Rentals Are Cozy And Have Great View Of Maryland's Deep Creek Lake

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Deep Creek Cabins Tell me more about Deep Creek in Maryland. Did you know that all of Maryland's lakes are man-made? That fact is even more impressive when you see just how gigantic Deep Creek Lake is, which is the state's largest lake. Visitors head here from all around to spend some time among this scenic spot.

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Deep Creek Cabins
Tell me more about Deep Creek in Maryland.
Did you know that all of Maryland's lakes are man-made? That fact is even more impressive when you see just how gigantic Deep Creek Lake is, which is the state's largest lake. Visitors head here from all around to spend some time among this scenic spot. Summer is a popular time to visit for a dip in the lake, while autumn takes the scenery to a whole other level with some of the best fall foliage in the region! The possibilities for recreation at Deep Creek Lake are endless. You can take to the many local trails, or explore by water. This lake covers 3,900 acres and has 69 miles of shoreline, making for particularly amazing boating and kayaking. And don't forget to enjoy the sunrises and sunsets in the area, too. Bring your camera and prepare to capture postcard-worthy views every single day, which, of course, are best viewed from the super charming Deep Creek Lake cabins!
In addition to the cabins at Deep Creek, what are some other rentals for a getaway in Maryland?
What could possibly be better than a peaceful getaway in the beautiful Old Line State? How about a peaceful getaway right next to the water? At just under 1,000 square feet, this waterfront cottage in Maryland may be on the smaller side, but what it lacks in size it certainly makes up for with gorgeous water views. Between the beachy decor and jaw-dropping scenery, you might never want to leave this little rental on the water!

Another small-but-mighty rental to consider is this Annapolis tiny house. You'll find this charming tiny house rental hidden away in the gated community of Epping Forest. Although it's somewhat secluded, you'll get access to the local clubhouse, beach, and tennis courts. It's also not far from major Annapolis attractions. While small, it has everything you need for a relaxing and comfortable getaway in Maryland, from a compact-yet-functional kitchen, loft bedroom, cozy living area, and adorable deck.

OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article.

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Deep Creek Cabins Tell me more about Deep Creek in Maryland. Did you know that all of Maryland's lakes are man-made? That fact is even more impressive when you see just how gigantic Deep Creek Lake is, which is the state's largest lake. Visitors head here from all around to spend some time among this scenic spot.

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Get this from a library! Dear distant Dad. [Jack Woolworth; George Adams; Vision Video (Firm); C.A.R.E .Systems.;] -- Teen counselor Jack Woolworth interviews five teenagers (4 girls and 1 boy) whose parents divorced and the father lives some distance away. In each case, the father-child relationship has dwindled or ...

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The tremendous popularity of Henry Link's Return to Religion will provide an expectant market for this new book, which concerns itself with a present in which there is no social harmony, but much racial tension and class warfare. A time, too, when scientific principles have been developed, moral principles neglected. Here are the facts about race discrimination, facts which prove the Negross and whites equal in intelligence, but which disproves the importance of intelligence in contradiction to personality and character values. Class warfare persists, with rich set against poor, employer against worker -- while legislation, much of it well-meaning, such as FEPC, often inflames and widens the schism. Link places the emphasis for a more harmonious social structure on a program which will stress people as people, and not races or classes; on a type of education which will be not only intellectual, but moral as well, and possibly religious. Link has a faculty for reducing complexities to simple terms and thus cutting through to the level of understanding of the average reader. Perhaps he can get over some ideas to which many are impervious.

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THE REDISCOVERY OF MORALS: With Special Reference to Race and Class Conflict

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"Denery explores analyses of an enormous variety of deceptions, and does so with an erudition that is never pedantic or monotonous. He is an entertaining writer, with a healthy skepticism about the dogmatic condemnation of lying as always, or even mostly, morally blameworthy. . . . I think Nietzsche would have loved this book."---Clancy Martin, Chronicle of Higher Education

"Denery . . . has written an impressively clear account of a difficult group of subjects, cleaving mostly to familiar figures but taking the time to get to know them properly."---Anthony Ossa-Richardson, Intellectual History Review

"Asking whether it is ever acceptable to lie, The Devil Wins offers the reader a fascinating historical account of apodictic as well as iconoclastic answers."---Lewis Fried, Key Reporter

"[ The Devil Wins is] an informative, sophisticated, and thought-provoking account of the efforts of theologians and philosophers from the early Christian era to the Enlightenment to define lies and understand their ethical, social, and political implications."---Glenn Altschuler, Psychology Today

"A splendid book. . . . The best among the many virtues of the book is its successful combination of history and philosophy."---Jeffrey Burton Russell, Catholic Historical Review

"What emerges through all five chapters is a fascinating trajectory that takes us from a time when lies were considered by some theologians to be absolutely and categorically sinful, to an age when it was widely accepted that modern society depended on them . . . well researched, fluidly written, and persuasively argued."---Hans Rollman, PopMatters

"[A] fascinating and convincing argument."---Michaela Valente, Journal of Early Modern Studies

" The Devil Wins is a learned and accessible introduction to a fascinating subject."---Biancamaria Fontana, Times Higher Education

" The Devil Wins is an enjoyable and well-written book, a serious contribution to what might constitute a history of the complicated elements of culture and society that enable people to tell lies."---Andrew Hadfield, Textual Practice

" The Devil Wins sets forth lucidly the arguments of texts that grapple with how human beings should live in a world full of deception. . . . This important book's reach and ambition is amply vindicated in this conclusion in which the old alternatives--spanning Christian antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the early eighteenth century--of rejecting or accepting a mendacious world yield to a third way: being true to one's sentiments, even when one lies, as a natural solution to a natural problem."---Edwin D. Craun, The Medieval Review

"Can God lie? Are women 'born liars'? These are just two of the questions Denery asks―and answers―in his wide-ranging, erudite study. Written in an engaging and accessible style, The Devil Wins sheds a new and fascinating light on a mendacious world stretching from the Book of Genesis to the dawn of the Enlightenment." ―Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski, author of Poets, Saints, and Visionaries of the Great Schism, 1378-1417

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The Devil Wins: A History Of Lying From The Garden Of Eden To The Enlightenment

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The Devil Wins: A History Of Lying From The Garden Of Eden To The Enlightenment [Denery Ii, Dallas G.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Devil Wins: A History Of Lying From The Garden Of Eden To The Enlightenment

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Garfield Gains Weight: His 2nd Book [Davis, Jim] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Garfield Gains Weight: His 2nd Book

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Human Information Retrieval (History and Foundations of Information Science)

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Amazon.com: Human Information Retrieval (History and Foundations of Information Science) (9780262013444): Warner, Julian: Books

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Food safety : homemakers' attitudes and practices

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Reliable information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) is available from the World Health Organization ( current situation, international travel). Numerous and frequently-updated resource results are available from this WorldCat.org search. OCLC's WebJunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus issues in their communities.

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Case studies in air rights and subsurface tunnel road easements

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First off this is not a fictional story like I originally thought. Its a non-fiction novel by a journalist, therefore it reads like a newspaper article. This however, is a fascinating tale about a very smart and witty con artist. I would have loved if the writer was able to strip away his journalistic writing and simply became the character. I felt a lot of facts were being thrown at me instead of a story. I was able to get a feel for the characters but it none of them stayed with me.The main pr ...more

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First off this is not a fictional story like I originally thought. Its a non-fiction novel by a journalist, therefore it reads like a newspaper article. This however, is a fascinating tale about a very smart and witty con artist. I would have loved if the writer was able to strip away his journalistic writing and simply became the character.

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Wolfgang: Passing Through - Groove-Oriented Chamber Music, Vol. 3

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Wolfgang: Passing Through - Groove-Oriented Chamber Music, Vol. 3

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Flurry (version for bassoon and piano) : Flurry

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Reopening: Not “When?” But “How?”Libraries consider the realities of a post-pandemic world

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Reopening: Not “When?” But “How?”Libraries consider the realities of a post-pandemic world

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Lori Smith Thornton, public services bureau chief for New Mexico State Library Draft Plan

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Beyond "Managing Change": Leading Through Seismic Shifts

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Beyond "Managing Change": Leading Through Seismic Shifts

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ACRL Presents: Beyond “Managing Change”: Leading Through Seismic Shifts

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2020-05-01 13.27 LLAMA webinar_ Managing remote library teams.mp4

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Medicins Sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders -- This transnational site is short, sweet, to the point and has video and visual information. It is in French and English and updated regularly.WHO (World Health Organization) -- WHO, another transnational resource, has information and updates on the spread of COVID-19 in multiple languages.Center for Disease Control (CDC) -- The CDC is usually a reliable source of information.The National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEPLUS -- In general MEDLINEPLUS is a first-line resource for medical information, and includes information in Spanish and other languages.ALA's Pandemic Preparedness Resources for Libraries -- Provides information about preparing for a pandemic, including library-specific policy suggestions and more universal resources on pandemic education, prevention and preparation

For Children and Teens:

Kids Health form Nemours -- Kids Health has information on COVID-19 for children in English and Spanish and available in audio. Other sections of their website have information for parent.LittlePuddins Blog -- Little Puddins Blog has a nice, English language "Coronavirus Social Story." -- Coronavirus - BrainPOP is a surprisingly entertaining, at time humorous, basic explanation of COVID-19 and needed precautions for elementary age children and young teens.NPR's Goats and Soda -- Basic information for youth in a graphic format that can be read in the Blog or downloaded and folded into a zine. Updated by the ASGCLA Consumer Health Information Librarians Interest Group and ASGCLA Staff, March 2020

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With commute time reduced to zero, social events cancelled, and the rest of the city closed, it feels like we have more time on our hands, so why can't we be as productive, or more productive than before?

Singapore is closing all schools and non-essential businesses for a month, from tomorrow onwards, to slow down the spread of Covid-19.

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With commute time reduced to zero, social events cancelled, and the rest of the city closed, it feels like we have more time on our hands, so why can't we be as productive, or more productive than before? Singapore is closing all schools and non-essential businesses for a month, from tomorrow onwards, to slow down the spread of Covid-19.

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These are all modifications/remixes of public health posters made by the Works Public Administration during the Great Depression. The public-domain originals are available in the Library of Congress. While these posters are colorful, and some of them are mildly humorous, they're not meant to make light of the current dire situation in any way, shape, or form.

They are available as PNG files in both 20"x30" (standard poster size ) and 8.5"x11" (letter size). Contact us for other sizes or formats. Please use them and share them as you see fit.

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Library Guides: Library Posters: 2020 Pandemic Posters

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Skip to main content These are all modifications/remixes of public health posters made by the Works Public Administration during the Great Depression. The public-domain originals are available in the Library of Congress. While these posters are colorful, and some of them are mildly humorous, they're not meant to make light of the current dire situation in any way, shape, or form.

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Pandemics can be stressful

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How To Do A Really Good Job Washing Your Hands

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How To Do A Really Good Job Washing Your Hands

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If, like many of us, you are reading this article on the toilet - then we've caught you at the perfect time.

When you're done with your business, perhaps you'll do a thorough hand washing. Or maybe just a quick rinse. Or maybe you'll skip it altogether.

Failure to wash is a problem for ordinary folks. Germs on your unwashed hands can get into your body when you touch, say, your eyes or mouth. And into your food, too.

It's a problem for health workers as well. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that medical staffonly remember to do so about half the times they're supposed to. The CDC states: "This contributes to the spread of healthcare-associated infections that affect 1 in 25 hospital patients on any given day." Worldwide, one in 10 patients acquires an infection while receiving health care.

So this month, the Centers for Disease Control is ramping up its campaign to get doctors, nurses and other medical staff to wash up.

But the question for medical workers (and really, for everyone) is: Do you do a good job?

CDC offers straightforward instructions: soap up, scrub and rinse. The process should take 35 seconds - about the time it takes to sing the alphabet song twice.

The World Health Organization has its own instructions. The process takes a tiny bit longer - 42.5 seconds. And there are six very specific steps.

WHO's technique is a deliberate process to get rid of germs in all the nooks and crannies of the hands. First, rub your palms against each other, then rub the back of each hand against your palms. Rub your palms together with your fingers interlaced, rub your palms against each other while your fingers are interlocked, rub your fingers around each of your thumbs, and finally, rub each palm with the tips your fingers.

Both the CDC and WHO methods, which have been around for decades, are also taught at elementary schools (to germy kiddos) and restaurants (to staff who handle your food).

Recently, researchers wanted to compare them to see which was the best way to minimize bacteria.

In a small study recently published in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, researchers at the Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland watched carefully as 42 doctors and 78 nurses cleaned their hands using either the CDC or WHO routine. They found that the WHO technique reduced the average bacterial count on the medical workers' hands slightly more than the CDC's method.

In any case, both organizations' work really, really well, says study author says Jacqui Reilly, a professor of infection prevention and control at Scotland's Glasgow Caledonian University who led the study.

The real issue is that health care workers aren't cleaning their hands as often and as thoroughly as they should - basically every time they touch their faces or touch anything that isn't sterile.

And when it comes to doing a good job, even having a set of directions doesn't guarantee good results. In Reilly's study, only 65 percent of the 120 participants completed the two techniques properly, despite having instructions right in front of them.

Reilly herself says she's been using the six-step method since she was first taught it at medical school. "I don't think about it consciously anymore," she says.

She highly recommends you try it out after using the toilet. And if you don't, at the very least, she says, remember that "any time you wash your hands, it should take at least 15 seconds."

And avoid the making the rookie mistake of rubbing soap onto dry hands and then rinsing it off. If you wet your hands, first, Reilly says, the water works to dislodge any microorganisms clinging onto your skin, so that the soap can scrub them off:"So always wet your hands first."

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How to Sanitize Collections in a Pandemic

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Keeping libraries safe is important for both workers and guests. But during the current COVID-19 pandemic, questions about how to do that-particularly when it comes to materials and surfaces-have complicated answers.

It's an unprecedented situation. Conservators, who are experienced in diagnosing and repairing collection damage, say that historical information on sanitizing library materials is lacking. Besides a bit of anecdotal evidence from a 2019 Smithsonian Magazine article, there's very little historical data available, says Evan Knight, preservation specialist at the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners: "There's nothing published or shared from previous epidemics."

It's also a challenge to sift through evolving research. A January study in the Journal of Hospital Infection reported that coronaviruses similar to SARS-CoV-2, the one responsible for COVID-19, can persist on some inanimate surfaces (such as metal, glass, and plastic) for as long as nine days and on paper for four or five days. Meanwhile, recent data from the National Institutes of Health indicate SARS-CoV-2 is detectable in aerosols for up to three hours, on copper for up to four hours, on cardboard for up to 24 hours, and on plastic and stainless steel for perhaps only two to three days.

The pandemic also presents challenges of a more philosophical nature. "[It's] difficult to reconcile the public health requirements of this pandemic with our mission," says Jacob Nadal, director for preservation at the Library of Congress (LC), which closed to the public on March 12 and has canceled events through July 1. "It is heartbreaking to see how this disease forces us to step back at exactly the time we want to step up."

Time is the best disinfectant

Yet stepping back may be the best defense against a still developing threat. The easiest, safest, and most inexpensive disinfectant is time. "This pandemic is a unique situation for most conservators, so we don't know a lot about disinfecting generally, and this virus specifically," says Knight. "Our view is that prophylaxis, or preventive measures, are best."

Fletcher Durant, director of conservation and preservation at the University of Florida's George A. Smathers Libraries, suggests that all libraries follow the March 17 ALA recommendation to close to the public. "Isolation for a minimum of 24 hours, and preferably 14 days, is the best disinfectant," he says. "It is simply the best and safest thing that we as librarians can do at this time." Durant says it's about protecting libraries as well as the public. "Libraries could provide a risk vector for the spread of the disease, which, beyond the direct health impacts, could reduce the public trust in libraries," he says.

That also means libraries should plan to stay closed until the risk of public infection is eliminated. "We would be the first to say that we are not equipped to make recommendations on virology, bacteriology, or medical matters," says Nadal. "Quarantine past the viability of the virus is the best plan."

Cleaning and sanitizing

Some libraries, however, have a mission that precludes complete quarantine. LC, for example, continues to support Congress while it's in session, which requires some staff to be onsite. Other libraries are maintaining services with curbside checkouts of materials. That means additional sanitizing methods are warranted.

Internal hard surfaces, including tabletops, door handles, book drops, and computers, should be professionally cleaned. Experts also note that virtual reality headsets have been flagged as a risk factor, and libraries should postpone their use. "If at all possible, hire a professional cleaning service that has appropriate training and personal protective equipment to do this work," says Nadal. "This is a time for exceptional caution."

Any staff working onsite should institute thorough hand-washing, especially when handling books or any shared objects in the library. "There are no studies that specifically answer the question of how transmissible the coronavirus might be from the most common library materials, [such as] coated and uncoated paper, book cloth, or polyester book jackets," Nadal says. "We have to look for high-quality information and evaluate it critically to determine how well it applies to our particular concerns."

Avoiding materials damage

Knight says librarians should be cautious when using cleaning solvents on books and other potentially fragile library materials. "I am not aware of a 'least damaging' cleaner or disinfectant, especially for any objects of obvious lasting value," he says, explaining that the risks to books subjected to aqueous cleaning or disinfecting include water damage and weakened hinges and joints. "Books wrapped in polyester or polyethylene can be more reasonably cleaned and disinfected, and strong library-binding buckram cloth coverings can probably withstand the enhanced cleaning too," he adds. "But again, if one is planning to clean and disinfect collections, even among poly-covered volumes, they should understand and accept that there will be collection damage."

There's evidence that certain methods may not be effective anyway. "Common misperceptions may be that spraying or wiping the outside of a volume with Lysol, alcohol, or bleach is sufficient to denature the virus across the entire volume," says Durant.

Ultraviolet (UV) light also poses a potential risk to collection materials because of its high intensity. And because of how difficult it is to confirm that every page has been exposed to the light, the effort could prove fruitless. "UV germicidal irradiation has generally been found to be effective at exposure of 2-5 millijoules per square centimeter [mJ/cm ²]," says Durant. "However, for this exposure to be effective, it must be complete exposure, [which is] something that is almost impossible to achieve with bound books. It's certainly not as effective as simply isolating the books for at least 14 days."

Yet even as libraries continue to learn new preservation procedures, certain constants remain. "This is a good time to think about the role of libraries as stewards of memory and culture," says Nadal. "We are going to be closed for a period of time, and our ethic of constant service will make this painful. Keeping materials quarantined and out of circulation will be frustrating. [But] we are keepers of a long history, and our foremost obligation now is to make sure that there is a long future for the recorded knowledge and creativity entrusted into our care."

Further reading

Articles from BBC and NPR on how long the coronavirus lasts on surfaces and techniques for surface cleaning

Best practices from the Northeast Document Conservation Center for quarantining and disinfecting books returned to the library

An outline from Coordinated Statewide Emergency Preparedness Massachusetts on sheltering collections in place and isolation strategies

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners has collaborated with the Massachusetts Library System on a COVID-19 Response LibGuide

The National Park Service's National Center for Preservation Technology and Training has released a video on disinfecting cultural resources

ALA has also put together a page on Pandemic Preparedness Resources for Libraries, as well as this handling guide from the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services

Dewey Decibel podcast's "Libraries Respond to COVID-19" episode

Finally, the National Endowment for the Humanities suggests using the Twitter hashtag #CovidCollectionsCare in the coming weeks for more information

Updated Apr. 29, 2020, to indicate extended suspension of Library of Congress events.

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I have been a library worker/librarian serving youth in various public libraries for a little over 26 years now. I believe in the power and importance of public libraries. I have had the privilege of working from home and still serving my patrons for the past five weeks. Yesterday, despite all scientific advice, my governor joined other governors across the nation in announcing that we would start opening ASAP and I, despite my love of libraries, have never been more terrified. I have listened while my peers have had the conversations for weeks now, I've been reading the news and the science, and I have been listening to library users and community members talk about what should be happening in our public libraries. Today, I want to share my personal thoughts (not related to my library at all) about librarianing in the time of a pandemic.
A Brief History of Libraries and Why It Matters
Libraries began a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away to provide a means of sharing community resources. What makes a library a library has evolved over the years and it continues to evolve. When you think of a library you probably think about book sharing, and that is a thing that we do. In fact, the word library stems from the Latin root libre, which means books. We are a place where people share books, and that has value. Not because books in and of themselves are important, but because they are a way for us to share stories, to share information, and to learn and to grow. Books are a powerful tool for information access and sharing.

Over time libraries evolved to include things like music, movies, and more. A typical library now provides community access to paper books, audio books, movies in various forms, music in various forms, magazines, newspapers, etc. Every time a new format comes out, libraries have to make space for entirely new categories of materials, most often in the same small buildings. Each new format means everything gets pushed closer together and the building gets more full. Keep in mind, these items are picked up, put down, checked out, and returned by a wide variety of people through out the course of a day. Everything that a library is designed to share access to goes through a lot of hands.

So what you have is a collection of materials browsed by a large number of patrons going in and out of a lot of hands. In the time of a deadly viral pandemic.

In the 1990s libraries started adding public Internet access computers. Remember, this is another way we had to take a new service that required a lot of equipment and put them in already full and growing even more full buildings. When you walk into almost any public library in the United States, you will find a large number of patrons sitting shoulder to shoulder and waiting in line to access public computers. Sometimes, they are even in small enclosed rooms. That's a lot of people sitting closely and sharing resources. In the time of a deadly viral pandemic.

At this same time, public libraries began to recognize growing community needs and added more seating and group seating for things. They also began hosting small and large group programming for families and various age groups. Children's storytimes, teen programs, adult book discussions, makerspaces and more. These are events and spaces designed to bring groups of people together in social groups to interact with each other and shared spaces and tools. In the time of a deadly viral pandemic.

Browsing collections. Circulating materials. Public access computers. Small and large group programs. Everything that a library is and is designed to offer is counter to what scientists seem to be suggesting is best practices in the midst of this Covid-19 pandemic. Public libraries are a shared space with shared resources, a viral outbreaks dream. This should give us all pause.
What Happens When Libraries Are Closed
In March, public libraries everywhere closed their doors. But staff didn't stop working. Public libraries did what they always do and they evolved; they learned, they grew, they pivoted, and they developed best practices to meet the current needs of today's patrons in a way that ensured the health and safety of their communities, which includes patrons AND staff. Public libraries are long standing institutions because we have become good at adapting.

Most libraries already had digital collections in place through services like OverDrive and Hoopla, and they increased their collections here. They started offering online storytimes, virtual programs, and ways for their patrons to connect to staff via phone, email or Internet to get questions answered. In short, like everyone else, we punted. So while the changes for public libraries are very real, the response has been amazing.

It's not a perfect solution. Like what we are seeing in our public schools, virtual services are a system that privileges those of means that have a way to virtually connect with libraries. It leaves out some of our most vulnerable, marginalized and oppressed patrons. No library worker I know is happy with this end result, except for the part where we know that we are keeping our staff and patrons safe. In the midst of a deadly viral outbreak, health and safety must be our primary goal. Let's not kill each other through casual contact is arguably the highest community standard in a time when we can literally be killing one another without even knowing we are doing it. I like not killing my patrons. I like not being killed by my patrons.

So while I don't think what's happening right now in our libraries is normal best practices, I think it is best practices in a time that is so far removed from normal there is no real playbook.
What Happens to Libraries in 2020?
The short answer is: I don't know. I am not a scientist. I am not a politician. I am not in a decision making or leadership position. I am, however, a librarian. I am a citizen. I am a daughter, a wife, a mother, a friend, a human. And I am afraid.

I am afraid of going back to work in a building in which people come in and out and items come in and out. A building which was designed to bring people together and share resources. A building which encourages groups to gather. A building which any staff member will tell you is full of shared germs, close contact, and a lot of human interaction.

Here's another fun fact about public libraries. We are community funded at some level, either local, county or state. It's true, your taxes pay our salary. It's also true that like most publicly funded entities, we are often under funded and don't have the financial means or access to get the supplies that we would need to keep our buildings virus free for you, our patrons, and for our staff. I mean, I haven't seen cleaning supplies at my local grocery store since this all began. And if we could get our hands on enough to operate a large building with a ton of foot traffic, that means we would be taking it out of the supply for local hospitals, police, fire, etc. In terms of pandemic prioritizing, I don't think public libraries comes before hospitals.

Here's another fun fact. Books are hard to clean. So are magazines. And there's a lot of conflicting information out there about how long the virus lives on what types of services, what best practices are, and what safety measures libraries should take. This is new and no one has good, scientific information yet to know what it is we should be doing. Every day what we think we know about Covid-19 and what it does and what it means seems to be changing. To use a popular sports ball metaphor, the goal posts keep moving and we don't know what we don't know. This is new.

Many libraries are contemplating curb side service. I have done the thing where I placed an order, drove up to a store and had someone place those items in the trunk of my car. Let me tell you why it's hard for a library to do this. You've probably noticed that right now you can't return items to a store. Bought the wrong kind of beans? Too bad, they're yours now. This is to help prevent the flow of items in between people so the virus has less chance to pass between people. This doesn't work for a public library, we take our items back so that we can lend them to the next person. It's literally out standard operating procedure. This is not best practices in a viral pandemic that has killed 50,000+ Americans in about 6 weeks.

Grocery stores remained open because eating is a necessary component of survival. Eating food is not something we can stop doing for a bit. Though I love reading and believe strongly that access to information is a great democratic equalizer, I recognize that it's not essential to survival in the same way as eating is. Although imperfect, we do have virtual ways to meet a large number of community needs without endangering them. I'm a book and pop culture nerd so outside of a pandemic I would tell you books are essential; inside of a pandemic, surviving takes precedence. I'm voting for survival every time.

I think it is dangerous for public libraries to re-open their building without more information and lowering death toll numbers. Our numbers in the United States are not going down, not yet. That matters. This is important data for decision making.

Even when the numbers start going down, this virus won't be done. Most scientists are saying this will come in waves and cycles, possibly for the next 12 to 18 months. Fun fact: More Americans died in the Flu epidemic in the second wave when everything "went back to normal", in part because they tried to go back to normal too early. We can learn from history and science and make different decisions for our communities. Opening too early will cost many more lives than necessary.

When I hear my peers talking about what this year will look like, I hear things like:

1. We will have to no longer allow patrons to browse our physical collections until we know a lot more. I know libraries who are planning on opening later in the summer or fall once more data is known who plan on allowing patrons to place holds and do pick up only.

2. At first, we will have to do curbside pick up, but not too early. Again, we need more information to adopt best practices to keep our patrons and staff safe. The biggest issue we will have is when is it safe to accept returns.

3. We'll have to figure out how and when we can begin to accept return items. This means we need to know when and how to clean and sanitize items. This also means we need to know when we can safely buy the materials we need to do this without taking them away from the first responders who need them more immediately.

4. Eventually, we'll have to rethink public computer access. If we provide it in 2020, we should spread them out a lot more and clean them with extreme vigilance between each patron.

5. Programming should continue to be virtual for all of 2020 or until we have more facts. When in person programming does resume, we'll need to have smaller groups, more space, and less shared tools. I've read recommendations that say no programming in 2020.

6. After virtual programming but before we go to full in-person programming, some libraries might and should provide things like make and take kits that DO NOT RETURN. Think craft kits where staff provide all of the supplies that get consumed by the patron provided in bags that we don't want back.

I think like the rest of the world, you will see permanent changes in public libraries moving forward way beyond when this pandemic is over. Which, again, is not going to be in the year 2020. I think public libraries will have to re-think their spaces and hygiene practices. I think they will have to re-evaluate what types of materials they offer, how much, and how much floor spaces they will dedicate to them. I imagine there will be a lot of discussion about creating more open spaces for more social distancing as a general practice.

I also think many libraries will realize the benefit of virtual services and create and maintain dedicated teams to reach library users and supporters who will engage with us online but never step foot into our buildings. Digital collections will continue to be areas of focus, as will virtual programming. In an ideal world, public libraries would have both an in-house and virtual programming team. They would be separate teams that coordinate and communicate but have the time and resources dedicated to reaching their intended audience in effective and meaningful ways.

I don't think physical buildings will permanently close. When this is over, people will be in more need than ever and we know through data that when the economy grows worse, public library use goes up. And after months of isolation and quarantine, people will need affordable places to be social, and this is something that libraries have always excelled at. There will come a time once again when our doors will safely open and what we have to offer will be exactly what our communities need. This may not be that time, but it is coming.

Libraries are always evolving and changing and we are witnessing that happening right now in very real ways. This is not the end of libraries, but the beginning of our next evolution. I don't know what happens next. I do think that for now, it's best that our doors remain closed and we do the thing we do best: seek out and find authoritative and reliable data to help us make best practices decisions to keep our patrons and staff healthy and safe while doing our best to serve our communities. The rules are changing right now, and it feels terrifying. Pandemic planning was not covered in library school

As I write this, public libraries everywhere are laying off staff. We know that budgets are being slashed because tax revenues have fallen way short due to sheltering in place. This is an overwhelming moment to be in a profession designed to do everything that seems to make this virus thrive. I hope that everyone out there making decisions about our health and safety will do so with the gravitas this moment requires.

In this moment, everything is changing. None of us were prepared and none of us know what comes next. But libraries will do what we always do best, change to fit the changing world. And thrive.

*Please note, this blog is not associated with any current or former employer and represents no one's opinion but mine. Also, I do know that librarianing is not a real word.

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Okay, school librarian friends. These past few weeks have been tough, am I right? We're used to being on our feet, engaging with staff and students, and acting as school leaders. And now we're home, at our desk (or, if you're like me, under a blanket on the couch with a dog), on a computer for too many hours. In our buildings, we have invested our careers developing physical spaces that promote equity and access, and suddenly we're isolated from our patrons and tasked with building a virtual school library in a very short time.

What do our school libraries look like now? How do we continue to engage learners and readers? How do our paras stay involved? How can we support our staff? Well, recently, I've had a little bit of time at home to sit and think about all of this.

Here are ten ways to ensure that our school libraries are still "open."

1. Build a virtual desk. Completely update your school library landing page to include visual links to the most important things students and staff might need to access during this time. Consider including a new "Ask the Librarian" button that links directly to an Open Google Meet. When students or staff click on it, they will find you there, just like they do when they come into the school library! On your end, keep the Meet open during the hours you are available with the sound and camera buttons muted. When someone pops in, you will hear a "ding" and can switch over to that screen. This way, staff and students will be able to pop in all day and get the same kind of help they would normally receive from you.

2. Be a reliable source of information. There is a lot of misinformation (and frankly, a lot of overwhelming information) out there. Help your patrons by curating the most updated, reliable resources on a platform like a LibGuide. Include this on your school library's landing page. The one we've built is here. (Feel free to copy and adapt to your own district/area.) Updated every day, it includes our state information, official health links, current news stories, mental health resources, myths, and numbers. Missing are the memes, opinion pieces, and alarmist headlines that are blowing our students' phones open.

3. Still be a book provider! Let students know that you can still get online resources for them. Talk to your business office and see if they are willing to create an open PO to the companies through which you purchase e-books. If you are able to enter your school building once a week, consider offering book delivery service along with the food delivery. Students can request books. Wearing gloves, you can disinfect, bag, and either leave books out for curbside pick-up or they can go on the bus with any meals. This, of course, will be dependent on your state and school guidelines.

4. Be part of assignments. Have teachers include your e-mails and the "Ask the Librarian" link in their assignments. Offer to run synchronous research help sessions where you can share your screen and dig into databases alongside students in real time. Ask to be included in teachers' classrooms so you can provide feedback, share information, and be an ongoing resource just like you would in the classroom.

5. Run virtual book clubs. You can still read with kids! For elementary school librarians, there are many authors reading their own books online that you can share, but also, check with publishers. Authors like J.K. Rowling have loosened copyright criteria and are allowing recorded read-alouds. For middle and high school levels, do a virtual book talk and ask students who are interested to read with you. Work with your business office to get help ordering hard copy and e-books. We have our books delivered or available for curbside pick-up with our food delivery service. Furthermore, consider starting up or continuing your faculty book club. We all miss our colleagues, and this is a beautiful time to virtually talk about something that isn't school or coronavirus related!

6. Communicate with administration. Oftentimes, our administration doesn't fully understand the depth of the school librarian position; now that we are online, this will become even hazier. Be sure to check in regularly, letting them know what kind of activity you are seeing, how you have been supporting staff and learners, and what work you are pursuing.

7. Use your para. Now is a great time to work on cleaning up records, websites, orders, etc.! If you are able to go into school and take pictures of your stacks or bring supplies home, your para can work on some of these projects. My para is currently changing records to better facilitate remote searches-a tedious job that we never seem to have time for.

8. Host weekly faculty meet-ups. The library is the hub of the school. Continue to make it that! Invite your staff for end-of-the-week gatherings to see faces, laugh, share what's working, and struggles. It is important during this fractured time, that we continue to offer a space that embraces and supports our faculty.

9. Read. Sometimes it's hard to remember, but staying current with literature is an essential piece of our day. Dedicate a portion of your day to dig into that stack of books you've been eyeballing so that when we finally return to school, you are better prepared to put the right book in the right kids' hands. The quiet rhythm of a book is also a form of self care.

10. And finally, be very careful about overwhelming staff. Throughout all of this, it is easy for us researchers to keep digging and collecting resources for our staff. We want to help, and we have been gifted with incredible free opportunities! But be careful. Our teachers' inboxes are overflowing. If you are sending too many e-mails, they will begin to tune you out and miss your information. Limit your contact to once a week and send small e-mails that are relevant to a particular group of people, rather than sweeping e-mails. Resist the urge to send everything their way. Saturation in the age of corona is real.

As we continue to move forward in these difficult times, we need to remember that libraries have always been the bedrock of a free society, the backbone of a troubled people, and the voice for the disenfranchised. Librarians have literally risked their lives to ensure that people have access to information. We are some of the most passionate, dedicated, creative people in education, and we will ensure that indeed, the library is still open!

Angie Miller is a 7-12 school librarian in Meredith, NH. The 2011 NH Teacher of the Year and the recipient of the 2017 NH Outstanding Library Program of the Year, Angie is a TED speaker, National Geographic teacher fellow, and freelance writer who writes for her blog, The Contrarian Librarian, and is a regular contributor to sites like EdWeek and the Washington Post's Answer Sheet. As a co-founder of the initiative, Let the Librarians Lead, Angie leads professional development, speaks to audiences, and advocates for school leadership through librarianship. Her book, It's A Matter of Fact: Teaching Students Research Skills in Today's Information-Packed World, published by Routledge, will be on shelves in April 2018.

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A panel of experts shared the best digital resources for better remote learning on SLJ's recent webcast Digital Resources for K-12: Learning in the Age of COVID.

With many school districts around the country now shut down through the end of the school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, librarians and educators continue to look for ways to enhance and improve remote learning.

SLJ recently hosted a webcast, Digital Resources for K-12: Learning in the Age of COVID, during which panelists Gary Price, cofounder and editor of Library Journal's infoDOCKET; Melissa Techman, a school librarian at Albemarle County (VA) Public Schools; and Lemma Shomali, director of K12 products at Gale, shared the best resources for engaging students and organizing information during this unprecedented time. The session was moderated by SLJ 's Rebecca Jozwiak.

Webcast panelist: Gary Price, left; Melissa Techman, center; and Lemma Shomai, right.

Documenting the present

Price spoke about the importance of web archiving and preserving information for the future.

"The web is an incredibly ephemeral resource," he said. "It's important to save material now and rearchive it on a constant basis."

Information on the web can disappear from public access and be easily changed, Price noted. He recommended tools that help educators document their own experiences, save information on the web at any given time, and search archived information:

Archive-It allows organizations to capture web pages and create collections for archiving around a specific topic.

Webrecorder lets students and librarians capture all the materials students or teachers see in the browser as they search the web.

Downie archives videos

Zotero is a reference management tool

Arquivo.pt is a national web archive tool that lets users research archived materials by date and topic.

Tools for teaching

Techman, a high school librarian, shared many types of digital resources, including The Kid Should See This, a site with thousands of educational videos, and Home Reading Helper, an online resource to assist parents of young children who are learning to read.

"What really matters now is how we can be in touch and be there for our students," Techman said.

She showed how one educator is using Padlet, an online bulletin board, to connect with her students by documenting personal moments from her own life. Choice Grids, or Choice Boards, is another tool educators are using to create a personalized learning experience for their students, Techman said.

Techman reminded listeners that it's a good time to tap into other kinds of resources such as museums, media, and arts and cultural organizations, including the Smithsonian, Library of Congress, Culture Connect, and New York Times Learning Network, many of which now offer free learning opportunities.

Librarians also must continue to engage in professional development around culturally responsive teaching, even while schools are laser-focused on remote learning, she said.

In her presentation, Shomali said librarians need to consider the diverse learning needs of students to help achieve equity.

"It's not just about providing access to everything," Shomali said. "What you do with the materials that you have accessed and how you customize it for your students is equally as important if not more so as we think about how to support kids at home."

In this time of remote learning, Shomali suggested that librarians perform a "gap analysis" to find out what they are missing in their materials and fill those gaps with free resources.

Noting that librarians are more important than ever as they provide crucial resources to educators, Shomali advised librarians to make sure they are promoting what they are doing and how they are doing it on social media.

"You are change agents," Shomali said. "This is our time as information specialists to showcase what the library community can bring to curriculum and curriculum development."
Melanie Kletter is an educator and freelance writer and editor.
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IMLS Announces New Stimulus Funding for Communities Across America (April 13, 2020)

IMLS Authorizes New Grant Flexibilities for Libraries, Museums (April 6, 2020)

Facing Challenge with Resilience: How Museums are Responding During COVID-19 (April 1, 2020)

Webinar: Mitigating COVID-19 When Managing Paper-Based, Circulating, and Other Types of Collections (March 30, 2020)

Federal Government Invests $50M in Museums, Libraries to Address Digital Divide During COVID-19 (March 27, 2020)

New Application Deadlines for IMLS Library Services Grants (March 20, 2020)

Libraries Are a Refuge in Times of Crisis (March 13, 2020)

Statements from IMLS Director Crosby Kemper
March 30, 2020:
"On Friday, March 27, following passage by the House, the President signed the CARES Act, which designated $50,000,000 for IMLS to be spent by September 30, 2021. The two things made clear by Congress is that our agency should use this investment to immediately, flexibly, and efficiently fund projects that will have the biggest impact in the crisis, and we should focus on digital inclusion and technical capacity building.

Other monies were created in our sister agencies and other parts of the federal government that our library and museum communities will have access to, and we are as of today beginning to coordinate with those agencies to make sure the federal response has maximum impact. We are in contact with our communities through the state library leadership, national and state library and museum associations, tribal communities, and our grantee population. We are working on new tools and metrics-we hope to have by the end of this week-that will satisfy, encourage, and track the strongest impact we can have on our communities through our grantees.

Today, we hosted a webinar with the CDC to provide information for libraries and museums and their staff and patrons to address the unique challenges of mitigating COVID-19 when managing our collections, spaces, and public interactions. We plan to continue providing this vital information, leveraging our federal role to facilitate the flow of information from the CDC and other agencies of the government in response to field needs. We will continue to provide frequent updates on the grant monies and the information on the virus as it applies to our communities."
March 25, 2020:
"The nation has been struck by a unique and universal crisis in the coronavirus pandemic. In response, the nation's libraries and museums have stepped up in so many ways: virtual story times and e-books, virtual tours of collections and exhibits, provision of Wi-Fi, provision of important local information to an increasingly homebound community. IMLS is proud of the continuing hard work, mostly virtual, but with very real people staffing the many useful, enlightening, and needfully entertaining activities.

We are, like most federal, state, and local government agencies, putting our efforts into helping our constituencies, our libraries and museums, and their patrons through this very tough time. We are refocusing available funds where possible and coordinating with our federal partners, including the White House Coronavirus Task Force, the CDC, the FCC, and many others, to provide information, help, and resources. Our goal, as with the White House and Congress, is to provide the most immediate relief for our communities. Together, we know we can meet the biggest challenge many of our institutions and fellow citizens have known in their lifetimes."
March 16, 2020:
"It is a moment of profound stress for communities and their libraries and museums. However, several recent announcements are a welcome direction. Library and museum staff are dedicated to serving patrons and visitors online and at home, meeting the needs of their communities in new and creative ways. Internet providers are stepping up to provide connectivity at home for those who need it most. And Overdrive and a significant number of partnering publishers will be offering an expanded list of books and other materials for free or at very low cost to libraries-good news for those who need libraries and e-books, which is all of us, now more than ever. Libraries and museums have always been a critical part of American life, and this is never more evident or important than in times that challenge us."

Information for Applicants and Grantees

FAQs for IMLS grant applicants and awardees with questions about the impact of COVID-19 on their IMLS-related work. These will be updated as IMLS and U.S. governmentwide guidance becomes available. Please continue to check the FAQs for new information.

Official Government Information and Resources
About Coronavirus (COVID-19): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Coronavirus.gov U.S. Government Response to COVID-19 (USA.gov) Additional Resources: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) U.S. Small Business Adminstration
Federal Disaster Loans for Businesses, Private Nonprofits, Homeowners, and Renters
Community Use of E-Rate-Supported Wi-Fi Networks is Permitted During School and Library Closures Due to Covid-19 Pandemic Last updated: April 22, 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Information on Disinfectants
Resources for Community- and Faith-Based Leaders
Resources for Businesses and Employers
Resources for Large Community Events & Mass Gatherings
Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility
COVID-19 Basics: A Video Series by the National Center for Preservation Training and Technology
Personal Protective Equipment
Re-Entry to Cultural Sites
Disinfecting Cultural Resources
Download the Cultural Resources and COVID-19 PDF.
These Technical Resources are also available in Spanish.

The Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF)

COVID-19 Resources for Libraries and Museums

Here are some additional resources that have been made available by organizations serving the museum and library communities.

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The Institute of Museum and Library Services is closely monitoring COVID-19 and its impact on museums, libraries, and the communities they serve.

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On March 13, American Library Association (ALA) Executive Director Tracie D. Hall issued the following statement regarding COVID-19.

The American Library Association is committed to supporting its members, staff, and all librarians and library workers during these uncertain times.

We are closely monitoring the rapidly evolving COVID-19 developments. We know that in times of crisis, libraries of all kinds play invaluable roles in supporting their communities both in person and virtually. We are stewards of accurate information. We connect library users with local public health resources and services. Libraries can be key partners in empowering members of our community to fight the spread of the coronavirus.

ALA is continually updating this resource page for the library community about pandemic prevention, including guidance on disinfecting workplaces and what individual staff and their library users can do to reduce risk of contagion.

We are also providing the following guidance for members and their institutions:

Stopping the spread of the virus:

Libraries should follow local health department and CDC guidelines about whether to remain open during the pandemic.

ALA is aware that many higher education institutions are suspending or moving classes online and are making decisions about sustaining library services. We recognize that these decisions about whether to remain open are best made locally and should include consideration of the wellbeing of staff and library users. We also know that in the last several days, many public library systems across the US have made the difficult decision to close. Similarly, as school systems send students home or move to remote learning, school libraries are closing, too.

If libraries stay open, they should follow CDC recommendations for environmental cleaning and disinfection. They should also encourage their staff and users to take basic steps to avoid spreading germs, including:

♦ Washing your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available.

♦ Avoiding touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

♦ Avoiding close contact with people who are sick.

♦ Staying home when you are sick.

♦ Covering your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throwing the tissue in the trash.

Serving our communities during the pandemic:

Libraries and librarians are trusted information specialists, and we can play a role in not only slowing the spread of the disease but also the spread of misinformation. Point library users to vital websites like the World Health Organization, CDC, local public health websites, and other trusted sources. Consider putting up COVID-19 resources on your library's home page (see, for example, Seattle Public Library's digital response.) Ensure that library users and non-users alike know about the valuable resources libraries have to offer, such as support for teachers and students engaging in online instruction; access to hotspots, ebooks, subscriptions to online magazines and news sources; and curated lists to COVID-19 news and examples of best-practice responses.

We know that many libraries are facing closings in light of regional public health strategies, while others are being asked to expand their services at this time. Please stay in touch with ALA and tell us how we can be of further support.

We also applaud the numerous examples of librarians creating rapid response information sources and serving on community-wide task forces to help with messaging, information resources, and other preparedness measures. We know many of you are doing the hard work on the ground right now, and your perspective and experience is invaluable. Keep up the great work and please continue to share the resources you are creating with us.

Public Programming:

Libraries are local institutions and decisions about how and if to continue to hold programs should be made using the best and most recent information available from local public health agencies. Libraries are gathering places and serve as integral parts of their communities. Decision makers will need to weigh the well-being of staff, library users, and the community when making changes to library service hours, programs or policies given their local contexts.

A Note About Conference and Other ALA Events:

Many organizations have restricted non-critical travel, which will impact attendance at local events as well as state and national industry convenings. Some municipalities and states have limited gatherings of large groups. ALA is mindful of the valid concerns and questions from members regarding the 2020 Annual Conference & Exhibition (June 25-30, 2020, Chicago). At this time ALA is proceeding with the event as planned and monitoring the situation daily. In response to our conversations with many of you, we have extended the early registration rate through April 1.

The health and safety of our members, staff, and conference attendees is our primary concern and will influence all decisions we make. We are also considering contingencies. We recognize that traveling to conferences is a choice that each attendee will need to make based on their individual situation. ALA will continue to monitor the latest developments and will provide updates regarding any changes in conference schedules or travel issues.

We recognize that librarians around the globe are making decisions about COVID-19 in real time and, in many cases, are on the front lines of this outbreak. As your professional organization, we commend you and seek to support your work through regular updates. Be well and take good care.
Updated March 13 to change "large public library systems" to "public library systems."

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The American Library Association is committed to supporting its members, staff, and all librarians and library workers during these uncertain times. We are closely monitoring the rapidly evolving COVID-19 developments. We know that in times of crisis, libraries of all kinds play invaluable roles in supporting their communities both in person and virtually.

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My inbox-probably yours, too-is flooded with suggestions, how-tos, and don't-dos, on teaching online as a strategy for dealing with COVID-19.
Online articles Resources, tips and more for remote and e-learning (teaching online) - from Educational Technology Guy Tools to prepare for school closures-suggested by Common Sense Advice for new Online Teachers-from EdSurge Navigating Uncertain Times: How Schools Can Cope With Corona virus-from EdSurge Understanding the Impact of Coronavirus on K-12 Education-from EdSurge Newsela COVID-19 resource center (and free access to their paid products this school year) A live-tracker of the spread of the disease from Johns Hopkins University. Snow Day? 7 Ways to Keep Teaching An Open Letter to Teachers About Online Classes Remote Learning: Tips for Thriving in This Ecosystem
As I received the onslaught of teach-online resources, I collected those that made the most sense. Below is a short curation of the most useful articles, links, resources, and webinars to help you through this challenging environment, followed by some tips and answers to common questions.

Online webinars

One of the best I've watched in the last few weeks (as I dig into this subject) is Rushton Hurley' s. Here are some great suggestions for teachers who have to start fast with little preparation:
Distance Learning Strategies for Education Leaders, Part 1 Distance Learning Strategies for Education Leaders, Part 2
Here are three webinars from the knowledgeable Richard Byrne: Three Free Webinars About Transitioning to Teaching Online

If the above webinars have already passed, you may still register to receive a link to the presentation.

A short curated list of resources for teaching online:

How-to

1. Distance Learning with Google Slides-from Alice Keeler

2. Resources for Teaching Online-from Edublog

3. Guidance For Switching to Online Learning from Rushton Hurley

Online chats

1. Adobe Connect-fully-featured with lots of options for meeting students online

2. Google Hangouts-max. of 10-15 people

3. Nepris-bring experts into your classes

4. Unhangouts-gather in the virtual lobby and then join a GHO

Online course sites

Virtual Classrooms/Meetings

1. Canvas-and it's Big Blue Button conference option

2. Draw Chat-virtual meeting with a whiteboard

3. Google Hangouts

4. Webroom.net - virtual conference or meeting room

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If you're still with me, here are quick notes on questions I've gotten from fellow educators over the past week or so:

What can you as a parent do in advance?

Be positive, upbeat about these changes. They are good-you will grow to like them. Know the pros and cons-they are balanced, maybe even skewed in favor of online.

Assume the teacher will be flexible with students as they adapt to online learning.

Don't give up-try, try again, and come up with a solution that works even if it isn't perfect.

Let your child try to solve their problems but be there to help if they get stuck. Most online classes aren't a virtual meeting. They're a list of assignments, discussion boards, forums, and projects that are accomplished at the students own pace. While you're at work, you can help your child with your own virtual meeting (via free programs like Google Hangouts, Zoom, and Webroom.net) by screen-sharing their assignment page. You can even remote in without nearly as much trouble as that used to be. Your child is not in the same room as the teacher. Don't think you must be in the same room as your child to help.

Know how to get in touch with the teacher (since you can't walk in and visit their classroom). FB? Messaging? Email? What's the best way?

What are the biggest problems I face moving my teaching online:

Tech knowledge-don't give up; there are only so many problems. Once they're solved, most of the rest of the experience will go smoothly.

Problems-solve these together, you and the parents. Don't try to be perfect, just a problem-solver.

What should students and families know before their first online session:
#coronaviruseducation

Don't be afraid.

Get help if you're stuck.

Be a risk-taker-boldly go where few have gone before.

Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, webmaster for four blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice, CSTA presentation reviewer, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, contributor to NEA Today, and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.
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This Collection Development and Selection Policy is used as a guide to direct the Library Services Director and librarians in their roles as selectors of library materials. It also serves as a method of communicating the library's principles to the public, the library's funders, and other libraries. From time to time, supplemental procedures relating to specific areas may be issued /added.
Authority and Responsibility for Collection Development

The ultimate responsibility for the selection of all library materials rests with the Library Services Director, who operates under the auspices of the Burbank City Council. Under his/her direction, members of the library staff-qualified for selection of materials by education, training, experience, and knowledge of the community served-make selections. All library staff and members of the public are welcome to offer suggestions for purchase.

Statement of Objectives

Burbank Public Library's primary objective for collection development is to provide resources and services necessary to meet the educational, informational, and recreational needs of its community.

To support the primary objective, library materials are selected, organized, and made accessible in order to meet the diverse needs of the citizens, industry, and government of the City of Burbank.

Branch collections are not as comprehensive as that of the Central Library. Materials are selected for those collections according to the needs of those particular neighborhoods and also in relation to the collection as a whole.

Materials Selection Policy

Principles of Selection

Burbank Public Library serves a community of diverse interests and concerns. The library offers a broad selection of materials for children, adolescents, and adults. The Materials Selection Policy establishes guidelines for the selection and placement of library materials in the library.

Library staff makes selections based upon principle and not personal opinion; reason and not prejudice; and judgment, not censorship.

To build collections of merit and significance, materials must be measured by a number of criteria. The basic test for the selection of library materials is whether they are of proven or potential interest to the people served. Other criteria include:

1. Quality of materials

2. Reviews in professional journals

3. Public demand

4. Cost and budgetary limitations

5. Timeliness

6. Significance and importance of a subject

7. Diverse opinions on a subject

8. Reputation of author, publisher, editor or performer

9. Format, ease of use and durability

10. Accuracy of factual material

11. Relation to existing collection

Materials are selected both to satisfy the tastes, needs and reading abilities of the community and to provide diversity in recognition of changing and minority interests. In choosing materials to suit a variety of tastes, differing viewpoints on controversial issues will be included. It should be recognized that some materials chosen may be offensive, shocking or boring to some readers yet meaningful and significant to others. Works being considered should be viewed as a whole, not in isolated parts.

Parents or guardians are responsible for decisions regarding their own children's use of library materials. Selection of adult materials will not be restricted by the possibility that these materials may come into the possession of minors. The library will not act in place of the parent [in loco parentis].

Patron Challenges to the Collection

Within the framework of the United States Constitution, the Library Bill of Rights, and the Freedom to Read and Freedom to View statements of the American Library Association, the library will provide materials representing all approaches to public issues of a controversial nature.

The Library Services Director and librarians are aware that a person or persons may take issue with the selection of any specific item, and they welcome opinions from the public. However, they do not undertake to please all patrons by the elimination of items purchased under guidance of the policies herein.

Procedures have been established that will ensure consideration of any request for restriction or removal of any item in the library's collection. However, until such an examination has been made and a decision has been reached by the Library Services Director, no such restriction or removal shall take place. No group or individual will be permitted to impose partisan emphasis upon the library's collection, since all political, religious, and social opinions may be represented in a public library. Frankness of language will never be considered sufficient justification to restrict or remove library materials.

Citizens who have questions, concerns, or objections regarding a specific item may fill out a Request for Reconsideration of Library Materials form. A committee consisting of the Library Services Director, a representative from the City Attorney's office, and the supervisor of the library department in which the item is shelved will review the item and respond with a final decision.

Materials De-selection

The Library continually reviews its collections and removes materials that are worn, obsolete, or in unnecessary duplication. This act is also known as "weeding," and is an ongoing process. When sources become dated and misrepresentative of current knowledge, they are marked for removal from the collection. These materials are then reviewed by a librarian to determine if they should be permanently discarded. The decision to retain the last copy of a title rests with the library staff charged with overseeing that portion of the library's collection.

Disposal of Withdrawn Materials

Materials that have been withdrawn from the collection may be sold, discarded, or given away to local organizations.

Gifts

The handling of unsolicited gifts of library materials is an important library activity. On behalf of the Friends of the Burbank Public Library, the library accepts gifts under the following considerations:

1. All gifts become property of the Friends of the Burbank Public Library.

2. Gift materials will be judged by the same materials selection standards that apply to purchased materials.

3. The decision to accept or reject a gift is the library's prerogative.

Gift materials are accepted with the understanding that they may be discarded if the library determines that they are of little or no value to the collections. Balanced development of the collection along lines of community needs and interests must be the prime consideration in handling gifts.

Monetary value of gifts for income tax purposes will not be determined by the library. Such appraisals must be made by the donor.

Library gift materials not added to the library's collection may be sold or recycled by the Friends of the Burbank Public Library.

The Friends of the Burbank Public Library is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (Tax Exempt ID# 95-3603527).
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REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS

The Burbank Public Library attempts to serve the entire community. Selection of books and other materials is guided by community interest and demand, subject to the Library's Collection Development Policy; a copy of this document is available upon request.

It is the responsibility of librarians, as guardians of the people's freedom to read, to defend challenges to that freedom by individuals or groups seeking to impose their own standards or tastes upon the community at large.

However, if you feel that a particular item is not suitable for inclusion in this library's collection, please click here for a printable form. Fill in the form and either give it to a librarian or send to the Library Director, Burbank Central Library, 110 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank, CA 91502.

The American Library Association affirms that all libraries are forums for information and ideas, and that the following basic policies should guide their services:

I. Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.

II. Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.

III. Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.

IV. Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned with resisting abridgment of free expression and free access to ideas.

V. A person's right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background, or views.

VI. Libraries that make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms available to the public they serve should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use.

Adopted June 19, 1939, by the ALA Council; amended October 14, 1944; June 18, 1948; February 2, 1961; June 27, 1967; January 23, 1980; inclusion of "age" reaffirmed January 23, 1996.

A history of the Library Bill of Rights is found in the latest edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual

The freedom to read is essential to our democracy. It is continuously under attack. Private groups and public authorities in various parts of the country are working to remove or limit access to reading materials, to censor content in schools, to label "controversial" views, to distribute lists of "objectionable" books or authors, and to purge libraries. These actions apparently rise from a view that our national tradition of free expression is no longer valid; that censorship and suppression are needed to counter threats to safety or national security, as well as to avoid the subversion of politics and the corruption of morals. We, as individuals devoted to reading and as librarians and publishers responsible for disseminating ideas, wish to assert the public interest in the preservation of the freedom to read.

Most attempts at suppression rest on a denial of the fundamental premise of democracy: that the ordinary individual, by exercising critical judgment, will select the good and reject the bad. We trust Americans to recognize propaganda and misinformation, and to make their own decisions about what they read and believe. We do not believe they are prepared to sacrifice their heritage of a free press in order to be "protected" against what others think may be bad for them. We believe they still favor free enterprise in ideas and expression.

These efforts at suppression are related to a larger pattern of pressures being brought against education, the press, art and images, films, broadcast media, and the Internet. The problem is not only one of actual censorship. The shadow of fear cast by these pressures leads, we suspect, to an even larger voluntary curtailment of expression by those who seek to avoid controversy or unwelcome scrutiny by government officials.

Such pressure toward conformity is perhaps natural to a time of accelerated change. And yet suppression is never more dangerous than in such a time of social tension. Freedom has given the United States the elasticity to endure strain. Freedom keeps open the path of novel and creative solutions, and enables change to come by choice. Every silencing of a heresy, every enforcement of an orthodoxy, diminishes the toughness and resilience of our society and leaves it the less able to deal with controversy and difference.

Now as always in our history, reading is among our greatest freedoms. The freedom to read and write is almost the only means for making generally available ideas or manners of expression that can initially command only a small audience. The written word is the natural medium for the new idea and the untried voice from which come the original contributions to social growth. It is essential to the extended discussion that serious thought requires, and to the accumulation of knowledge and ideas into organized collections.

We believe that free communication is essential to the preservation of a free society and a creative culture. We believe that these pressures toward conformity present the danger of limiting the range and variety of inquiry and expression on which our democracy and our culture depend. We believe that every American community must jealously guard the freedom to publish and to circulate, in order to preserve its own freedom to read. We believe that publishers and librarians have a profound responsibility to give validity to that freedom to read by making it possible for the readers to choose freely from a variety of offerings.

The freedom to read is guaranteed by the Constitution. Those with faith in free people will stand firm on these constitutional guarantees of essential rights and will exercise the responsibilities that accompany these rights.

We therefore affirm these propositions:
It is in the public interest for publishers and librarians to make available the widest diversity of views and expressions, including those that are unorthodox, unpopular, or considered dangerous by the majority.
Creative thought is by definition new, and what is new is different. The bearer of every new thought is a rebel until that idea is refined and tested. Totalitarian systems attempt to maintain themselves in power by the ruthless suppression of any concept that challenges the established orthodoxy. The power of a democratic system to adapt to change is vastly strengthened by the freedom of its citizens to choose widely from among conflicting opinions offered freely to them. To stifle every nonconformist idea at birth would mark the end of the democratic process. Furthermore, only through the constant activity of weighing and selecting can the democratic mind attain the strength demanded by times like these. We need to know not only what we believe but why we believe it.
Publishers, librarians, and booksellers do not need to endorse every idea or presentation they make available. It would conflict with the public interest for them to establish their own political, moral, or aesthetic views as a standard for determining what should be published or circulated.
Publishers and librarians serve the educational process by helping to make available knowledge and ideas required for the growth of the mind and the increase of learning. They do not foster education by imposing as mentors the patterns of their own thought. The people should have the freedom to read and consider a broader range of ideas than those that may be held by any single librarian or publisher or government or church. It is wrong that what one can read should be confined to what another thinks proper.
It is contrary to the public interest for publishers or librarians to bar access to writings on the basis of the personal history or political affiliations of the author.
No art or literature can flourish if it is to be measured by the political views or private lives of its creators. No society of free people can flourish that draws up lists of writers to whom it will not listen, whatever they may have to say.
There is no place in our society for efforts to coerce the taste of others, to confine adults to the reading matter deemed suitable for adolescents, or to inhibit the efforts of writers to achieve artistic expression.
To some, much of modern expression is shocking. But is not much of life itself shocking? We cut off literature at the source if we prevent writers from dealing with the stuff of life. Parents and teachers have a responsibility to prepare the young to meet the diversity of experiences in life to which they will be exposed, as they have a responsibility to help them learn to think critically for themselves. These are affirmative responsibilities, not to be discharged simply by preventing them from reading works for which they are not yet prepared. In these matters values differ, and values cannot be legislated; nor can machinery be devised that will suit the demands of one group without limiting the freedom of others.
It is not in the public interest to force a reader to accept the prejudgment of a label characterizing any expression or its author as subversive or dangerous.
The ideal of labeling presupposes the existence of individuals or groups with wisdom to determine by authority what is good or bad for others. It presupposes that individuals must be directed in making up their minds about the ideas they examine. But Americans do not need others to do their thinking for them.
It is the responsibility of publishers and librarians, as guardians of the people's freedom to read, to contest encroachments upon that freedom by individuals or groups seeking to impose their own standards or tastes upon the community at large; and by the government whenever it seeks to reduce or deny public access to public information.
It is inevitable in the give and take of the democratic process that the political, the moral, or the aesthetic concepts of an individual or group will occasionally collide with those of another individual or group. In a free society individuals are free to determine for themselves what they wish to read and each group is free to determine what it will recommend to its freely associated members. But no group has the right to take the law into its own hands, and to impose its own concept of politics or morality upon other members of a democratic society. Freedom is no freedom if it is accorded only to the accepted and the inoffensive. Further, democratic societies are more safe, free, and creative when the free flow of public information is not restricted by governmental prerogative or self-censorship.
It is the responsibility of publishers and librarians to give full meaning to the freedom to read by providing books that enrich the quality and diversity of thought and expression. By the exercise of this affirmative responsibility, they can demonstrate that the answer to a "bad" book is a good one; the answer to a "bad" idea is a good one.
The freedom to read is of little consequence when the reader cannot obtain matter fit for that reader's purpose. What is needed is not only the absence of restraint, but the positive provision of opportunity for the people to read the best that has been thought and said. Books are the major channel by which the intellectual inheritance is handed down, and the principal means of its testing and growth. The defense of the freedom to read requires of all publishers and librarians the utmost of their faculties, and deserves of all Americans the fullest of their support.

We state these propositions neither lightly nor as easy generalizations. We here stake out a lofty claim for the value of the written word. We do so because we believe that it is possessed of enormous variety and usefulness, worthy of cherishing and keeping free. We realize that the application of these propositions may mean the dissemination of ideas and manners of expression that are repugnant to many persons. We do not state these propositions in the comfortable belief that what people read is unimportant. We believe rather that what people read is deeply important; that ideas can be dangerous; but that the suppression of ideas is fatal to a democratic society. Freedom itself is a dangerous way of life, but it is ours.
This statement was originally issued in May of 1953 by the Westchester Conference of the American Library Association and the American Book Publishers Council, which in 1970 consolidated with the American Educational Publishers Institute to become the Association of American Publishers. Adopted June 25, 1953, by the ALA Council and the AAP Freedom to Read Committee; amended January 28, 1972; January 16, 1991; July 12, 2000; June 30, 2004.
The FREEDOM TO VIEW, along with the freedom to speak, to hear, and to read, is protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. In a free society, there is no place for censorship of any medium of expression. Therefore these principles are affirmed:

1. To provide the broadest access to film, video, and other audiovisual materials because they are a means for the communication of ideas. Liberty of circulation is essential to insure the constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression.

2. To protect the confidentiality of all individuals and institutions using film, video, and other audiovisual materials.

3. To provide film, video, and other audiovisual materials which represent a diversity of views and expression. Selection of a work does not constitute or imply agreement with or approval of the content.

4. To provide a diversity of viewpoints without the constraint of labeling or prejudging film, video, or other audiovisual materials on the basis of the moral, religious, or political beliefs of the producer or filmmaker or on the basis of controversial content.

5. To contest vigorously, by all lawful means, every encroachment upon the public's freedom to view.

This statement was originally drafted by the Freedom to View Committee of the American Film and Video Association (formerly the Educational Film Library Association) and was adopted by the AFVA Board of Directors in February 1979. This statement was updated and approved by the AFVA Board of Directors in 1989.
Endorsed January 10, 1990, by the ALA Council

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