[Michlib-l] COVID-19 Closure Question

[Jo Angela Oehrli]

In case it is helpful, here is a web page describing University of
Michigan/Ann Arbor Library Services which is a work-in-progress:
https://www.lib.umich.edu/announcements/covid-19-updates-library-resources-and-services.
Campus, including the library, closed completely at 3:00 pm today.

Best of wishes to you all,
Angie Oehrli

On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 3:39 PM Debbie Mikula via Michlib-l <
michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:

> It is our understanding that Dan Hurley, CEO of the Michigan Association
> of State Universities (MASU) has been in contact with the Governor's office
> and clarified that Executive Order 2020-9 does in fact include Academic
> Libraries.
>
>
> On 3/16/20, 3:31 PM, "michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org on behalf of Stacy
> Nowicki via Michlib-l" <michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org on behalf of
> michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:
>
>     Hi Oscar. Kalamazoo College Library closed at 3pm today. I interpreted
> the EO to say that the "public" means "people who are not library
> employees," so our faculty and students are the "public." The whole point
> of the Order is to restrict group congregating, and it would  defeat the
> purpose to let non-employees (including students and faculty!) stay in the
> building.
>
>     Further, all our library staff are now working remotely. We will check
> in with each other via Microsoft Team Sites, email, text, and Zoom.
>
>     Stacy
>
>     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>     Stacy Nowicki, Ph.D., J.D.
>     Pronouns: she/her/hers
>     Library Director, Kalamazoo College Library
>     1200 Academy St.
>     Kalamazoo, MI 49009
>     (269) 337-5750
>     stacy.nowicki at kzoo.edu
>
>     Elected OCLC Global Council delegate representing libraries on
> Americas Regional Council
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org> On
> Behalf Of Oscar DeLong via Michlib-l
>     Sent: Monday, March 16, 2020 2:34 PM
>     To: michlib-l at mcls.org
>     Subject: [Michlib-l] COVID-19 Closure Question
>
>     I have been asked to check with other Michigan Library Directors,
> especially those from Community Colleges, to find out how you are handling
> your response to COVID-19.  Our response is being handled by the
> President’s Advisory Council (PAC), of which the library is not a part.  As
> such, they have no input for how libraries are handling the process during
> their meetings.  I have been emailing my supervisor updates that I find
> from MLA, information about suspected cases in our area and summaries of
> responses that I am finding (especially from the survey that has been
> circulating).  Now I have been asked to explicitly find out what all of you
> are doing.  I know that Governor Whitmer has issued an order No. 2020-9
> today, that states Libraries and Museums in it, but PAC believes that it
> does not apply to community colleges if they restrict access to only
> students.  As such, I am asking all of you what your take is and what you
> are doing in response.
>
>     Thank you,
>     Oscar
>
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Jo Angela Oehrli
Learning Librarian
Children's Literature Librarian
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1185
http://www.lib.umich.edu/users/jooehrli
734 936-2376
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