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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In case you haven’t seen this, SBCTC has released an issue brief that includes guidance for libraries.
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#003763">Do colleges have to follow both the Higher Education Proclamation and the Safe Start Washington Plan?
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Yes, colleges have to follow both plans.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Instructional activities (classrooms/labs) are governed by the
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0562C1">higher education proclamation</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Non-instruction activities that have parallel activities out in the community fall under the
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0562C1">Safe Start Washington plan
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">and the </span>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0562C1">guidance attached to that plan</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#003763">Can libraries remain open?
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">College libraries must follow the same safety protocols as public libraries under the Safe Start Washington plan.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Phase 3 counties:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0562C1">Technically, libraries in phase 3 counties may provide face-to-face service.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">However, as of Sept. 28, 2020, the Governor’s Office had not yet issued library-specific safety protocols for phase 3. A review of several public library websites in phase 3 counties indicates
libraries are closed and only offering either curbside pickup or in-person pickup by appointment.
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Phase 2 and modified phase 1 counties:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0562C1">Libraries in phase 2
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">and </span>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0562C1">modified phase 1
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">counties must remain closed but they are allowed to offer
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0562C1">curbside pickup services</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Erica<o:p></o:p></p>
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