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<p class="MsoNormal">Complementary is removing the “curbside” or “circulation only” approach to our libraries. This thread on Twitter provides a pretty logical explanation of why we shouldn’t be doing those services either.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://twitter.com/libraryluna/status/1240318347188875265">https://twitter.com/libraryluna/status/1240318347188875265</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0070C0">Greg Bem, MLIS</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0070C0">Lake Washington Inst. Of Technology</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:greg.bem@lwtech.edu%0d"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">greg.bem@lwtech.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> LIBRARYDIR <librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Watkins, Candice via LIBRARYDIR<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 18, 2020 1:41 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTC Library Directors <librarydir@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Watkins, Candice <cwatkins@tacomacc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [LIBRARYDIR] Library voices/organizations supporting closure<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I'm just passing these along as they were shared with me and I found them helpful reading and support:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/03/ala-executive-board-recommends-closing-libraries-public" title="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/03/ala-executive-board-recommends-closing-libraries-public">ALA
Executive Board Recommends Closing Libraries to Public</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://acrloregon.org/2020/03/17/statement-of-support-for-ala-executive-board-recommendation-to-close-libraries-to-the-public-march-17-2020/" title="https://acrloregon.org/2020/03/17/statement-of-support-for-ala-executive-board-recommendation-to-close-libraries-to-the-public-march-17-2020/">ACRL-OR
statement on the closure of libraries</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=close-your-library-editorial" title="https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=close-your-library-editorial">Close your library</a> - an editorial
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://chrisbourg.wordpress.com/2020/03/15/close-the-library/" title="https://chrisbourg.wordpress.com/2020/03/15/close-the-library/">Close the library</a> - a blog post from leading
library thinker, Chris Bourg, director of MIT libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Candice Watkins </span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">[s</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">he/her</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> pronouns]</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;text-align:start"><span style="color:black">Library Director</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;text-align:start"><span style="color:black">Tacoma Community College</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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