%0 Journal Article %1 Ford.2020 %A Ford, Anne %D 2020 %J American Libraries %K COVID-19 activities;Outdoor libraries libraries;School pandemic;Curbside programs;Public services;Outdoor %N September 14 %T The great outdoors: Libraries turn to drone delivery, outdoor browsing, and other alfresco services %U https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/the-great-outdoors-library-services-covid-19/ %V 51 %X Before the COVID-19 pandemic, students at Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Christiansburg, Virginia, got books from their school library shelves. Now they're getting them from the sky. In La Grande, Oregon, Cook Memorial Library (CML) responded to the pandemic first by closing to the public entirely; then, after a few months, opening its book drop for returns; and now, since mid-June, offering curbside service, or ``library takeout.'' Even before the pandemic struck, Lorain (Ohio) Public Library System (LPLS) was hatching a scheme to use the outdoors as a way of attracting more patrons. Now, during COVID-19 times, that plan is proving particularly apropos.

@article{Ford.2020, abstract = {Before the COVID-19 pandemic, students at Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Christiansburg, Virginia, got books from their school library shelves. Now they're getting them from the sky. In La Grande, Oregon, Cook Memorial Library (CML) responded to the pandemic first by closing to the public entirely; then, after a few months, opening its book drop for returns; and now, since mid-June, offering curbside service, or ``library takeout.'' Even before the pandemic struck, Lorain (Ohio) Public Library System (LPLS) was hatching a scheme to use the outdoors as a way of attracting more patrons. Now, during COVID-19 times, that plan is proving particularly apropos.}, added-at = {2021-05-16T17:56:39.000+0200}, author = {Ford, Anne}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/292bc288bf7852b50a5553ce80b5fc565/library_outdoor}, interhash = {eb0d3a26d1b37600d365f00cfce6c89b}, intrahash = {92bc288bf7852b50a5553ce80b5fc565}, journal = {American Libraries}, keywords = {COVID-19 activities;Outdoor libraries libraries;School pandemic;Curbside programs;Public services;Outdoor}, number = {September 14}, timestamp = {2021-05-16T17:56:39.000+0200}, title = {The great outdoors: Libraries turn to drone delivery, outdoor browsing, and other alfresco services}, url = {https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/the-great-outdoors-library-services-covid-19/}, volume = 51, year = 2020 }