Emergency Planning: Lessons from COVID-19

Event Type: 
Webinar
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 09:00 to 17:00

Association for Library Collections and Technical ServicesThis e-Forum will be an opportunity to reflect on what we learned from the COVID-19 situation, and how to use the information in planning a response to future emergencies. The impact and magnitude of the pandemic caught us off guard, leading to library closures and displaced staff. Many libraries struggled to pull together work at home plans for staff and provide the equipment and services necessary for them to do so. Issues faced by managers and staff faced included personnel policies regarding leave time to care for sick relatives or children with daycare centers and schools closed, engaging and managing staff working remotely, identifying projects, documenting work time and progress, addressing emotional and mental needs of staff, and preparing to return to work on-site.

Join hosts Kristi Howe, Executive Director of the Vigo County (Ind.) Public Library, Valentine Muyumba, Chair of Technical Services at Indiana State University’s Cunningham Memorial Library, and Mary Beth Weber, Head of Central Technical Services at Rutgers University Libraries to discuss developing contingency plans, how to manage and engage staff who are working remotely, how to maintain productivity, and how to report to your manager regarding the work that’s being done. Presented by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services.

Attendees must subscribe to or access an electronic discussion list on ALA's Mailing List Service to participate.

Topics: Library Management, Workforce Support
Audience: Technical services librarians and staff, particularly managers and supervisors