Open AccessManaging Children's Services Committee: Lockdowns and Lobby Service: Partnering in Time of Pandemic
Author(s) -
Katie Cerqua,
Uma Nori,
K. Eliza Williamson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
children and libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2374-7641
pISSN - 1542-9806
DOI - 10.5860/cal.19.2.38
Subject(s) - doors , service (business) , pandemic , covid-19 , business , public relations , political science , marketing , computer science , medicine , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , outbreak , operating system
As libraries closed physical doors to protect the families we serve, collaborations and partnerships to meet the needs of children and families took on an even greater importance.Libraries scrambled to ramp up virtual programming, grew digital collections and resources, and built outdoor story walks, all while facing the very real concern that many families continue to lack access to these important services. The ongoing lack of equitable access, further exacerbated by the pandemic, left staff with the need to do what we do best—get creative.