[LIBRARYDIR] Fall Plans Anyone?

[Bem, Greg]

As of right now, our unions still have not negotiated with administration despite the administration announcing that the college would be requiring vaccinations in the fall, so there's a lot that's up in the air.

Still, here's what our plan is for the library at this point:


  *   Open less than pre-pandemic due to staffing cuts. Probably M-Th 9am-6pm; F 9am-1pm or something similar.
  *   Study rooms have been open with a limit of one group per day, during the summer. Social distancing requirements are apparently going away in the fall and if that happens, we may adjust. See masks below.
  *   Reserves are and will continue to be available.
  *   Curbside has declined significantly since we reopened this quarter. We will probably discontinue all curbside services except for printing, which we may do since we've been covering all student printing costs with the bookstore closed (the bookstore is responsible for re-up cards for student printing).
  *   Masks will continue to be required by all at the college, even after vaccination requirements. Masks work, by the way. Spread the news.
  *   We've removed all in-person librarian consultation during the summer but will probably bring it back in the fall.
  *   But yes, the variant.
  *   So all these points may be moot or mutated.

Greg

Greg Bem, MLIS
Faculty Library Coordinator
Library Learning Commons
Lake Washington Inst. Of Technology
Pronouns: he/him/his

Contact Info
greg.bem at lwtech.edu<mailto:greg.bem at lwtech.edu%0d>
425-739-8100 xt.8898
http://www.lwtech.edu/campus-life/library

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Hello, All,
I'm starting to get lots of questions about Fall, and I'm wondering if anyone feels like sharing their plans so far...
Are you going to be open regular days and hours?
Will you have any rules about study rooms?
Reserves?
Curbside/Pickups?
Masks?
Physical distancing?
Will you have any time or space limits in place for patron/staff interaction?
Because the variant.
I'm exhausted.
Dawn

Dawn Hawley
Executive Director
Library, eLearning & Academic Support
Bellingham Technical College

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