[Michlib-l] Scaling back reopening or closing?

[Nannette Miller]

We have a situation in Elk Rapids. One of my staff called this morning
saying he spent yesterday afternoon in the ER and was tested for Covid-19.
He won't know the results for 2 to 10 days. The Health Department says we
can stay open until we know for sure he has it. My gut says shut it down.
We just started letting the public in this week. I'm closing for the
weekend and hoping he can get an answer before Monday. Then I will
reevaluate. I'm curious what others would do. I don't want to act
hysterically, but I want to err on the side of caution. I think I
understand why we can't get control of this pandemic. They could have given
him a rapid test and known immediately if he has it, but because he wasn't
sick enough to be admitted they wouldn't. That is absurd in my opinion. So
the official advice is he may have it, and if he does everyone he worked
with this week was exposed, but continue business as usual until we know,
potentially exposing many more people to the virus.

Thanks.
Nannette

On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 8:28 AM Jessica Holman via Michlib-l <
michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:

> Good morning,
>
> I don't know if any Michigan libraries have done so, but I have seen that
> some libraries in other parts of the country have closed again due to
> increasing COVID-19 cases.
>
> Has anyone in the state had to close again, or scale back their reopening
> plan?
>
> What are you using to determine whether you close again?
>
>
> Thank you,
>
>
> Jessica Holman
> Director
> Negaunee Public Library
> 319 W. Case St.
> PO Box 548
> Negaunee, MI 49866
> (906) 475-7700 ext. 18
>
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Nannette Miller | Director
Elk Rapids District Library
231.264.9979 | erlib.director at gmail.com | elkrapidslibrary.org
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