It is unfortunate that magazines are on the "no" list. Magazines are
valuable resources for two main reasons: 1) contributions published convey
the latest information on specific fields; and 2) the information may not
be available in book format, or on the Internet.
Local newspapers in the library may be the only way local people can
access sales, jobs, and pertinent local government information.
Any online access to these items needs more advertising aimed at library
patrons.
Hopefully at some point, checking out magazines and newspapers might fall
under the same procedures for books, with an isolation time before becoming
available for another patron.
Nancy B. Grant
Maine Balsam Libraries Consortium President
Retired LMS, NBCT
Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
207-564-3098
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On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 11:18 AM Amy Levine <[log in to unmask]>
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> Hi Korina,
>
> "Remove all unnecessary items such as brochures, magazines, newspapers,
> and any other unnecessary paper products from common areas."
>
> From:
> https://www.maine.gov/decd/sites/maine.gov.decd/files/inline-files/COVID%20Checklist%20for%20ME%20Phase%202%20Public%20and%20Community%20Buildings.pdf
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> On Behalf Of Korina Lee
> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2020 10:39 AM
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> Subject: [MELIBS-L] Pamphlets and COVID-19
>
> Question for the collective hive-what are other libraries doing with their
> free pamphlets/brochure collections? You know the kind-public health
> issues, substance use, public assistance, work for the Census, etc.
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> We have a section in our library for all those pamphlets we end up
> collecting (with no end date!) and hardly anyone even looks at them and if
> they do, they generally take only something that they want and do not pick
> up and read each one as one might do for books.
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> The only thing that comes to mind with the CDC is to limit what multiple
> people touch although that is not really an issue here with those. I am
> curious what other places are doing? Has anyone come across any specific
> CDC guidance concerning these and willing to share?
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>
> Thanks-
>
>
>
> Korina Lee
>
> Library Director
>
> Ludden Memorial Library
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> P.O Box 805
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> Dixfield, Maine 04224
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