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ITEM #2
Meeting Date: January 26, 2022
To: Library Board of Trustees
From: Suzanne Smithson, Library & Cultural Arts Director
Staff Contact: Suzanne Smithson, suzanne.smithson@carlsbadca.gov
Sheila Crosby, sheila.crosby@carlsbadca.gov
Katie Nye, katie.nye@carlsbadca.gov
Subject: Library Services during COVID-19
District: All
Recommended Action
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Executive Summary/Discussion
Staff will update the Board of Trustees on Carlsbad City Library’s services and programs and
related adjustments during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Next Steps
None.
Fiscal Analysis
None.
Public Notification
Public notice of this item was posted in keeping with the Ralph M. Brown Act and was available
for public viewing and review at least 72 hours before the scheduled meeting date.
Exhibits
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LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Staff Report
Library Services during
COVID-19 -update
Katie Nye & Sheila Crosby
Deputy Library Directors
January 26, 2022
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TODAY’S PRESENTATION
•Current guidelines
•Current status of services
•Recent changes
•Coming soon
•Questions
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Current Guidelines
•Mask requirement for employees and visitors
regardless of vaccination status
•All meetings still virtual
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MOST SERVICES AVAILABLE
CONTINUING
LIMITED CURBSIDECURRENT STATUSALL LIBRARY SITES OPEN
MOST IN-PERSON
PROGRAMS SUSPENDED
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RECENT CHANGES
•Greeter/Guide position
•Cole and Dove book stores extending their
holiday closures during COVID surge
•Curbside hours changed to 10am-4pm
•Study rooms available
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COMING SOON
•More in-person programming when appropriate
•Evaluation of hours of operation/staffing levels
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Any questions?
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