#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Monday June 1 & Wednesday June 10 2020 - 8:30pm ET

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TOPIC

Re-opening of Libraries

Libraries are starting to talk about re-opening and it's important that we discuss how that's going to happen, what it's going to look like and how to do that safely. For the month of June we're trying out a new experiment we're going to run each chat twice, on the first week we'll run it on the Monday at 8:30 and then the next week we'll run it again at 8:30 on the Wednesday. Our Wednesday chat in May worked so well we wanted to give it a shot and see what it could be like if we tried to do both.

Here's some pre-chat reading on the subject:

COVID-19 Pandemic Resources and Plans for Library Reopening

Reopening: Not “When?” But “How?”

Planning for Reopening Resources

Preparing to Reopen Your Library

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 Is your library in the process of reopening? Yes or no and what date?

Q2 Is your library going to be fully open? Are you doing curbside? What types of programs are you doing for your patrons?

Q3 What changes will you be making to your library policies and what are you doing to ensure the safety of your patrons and staff?

Q4 If you are a library in the process of reopening, what recommendations do you have for libraries going to be doing this in the future? 

PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING IN ON TWITTER AT 8:30 PM ET NEXT MONDAY, JUNE 1 OR THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 USING THE #LISPROCHAT HASHTAG. 

#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Wednesday May 20 2020 - 8:30pm ET

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TOPIC

Staying professionally engaged while working from home

As COVID-19 continues to keep us at home, let's talk about how everyone is trying to stay engaged professionally whether they're working from home or currently furloughed. 

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1: How are staying professionally connected and engaged while at home right now?

Q2: How have you been finding out about digital opportunities and what are your go-to resources?

Q3 What kinds of virtual opportunities would you like to see for LIS pros now and in the future?

Q4 Do you think virtual conference experiences could become the new normal? Do you think they should be?

PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING IN ON TWITTER AT 8:30 PM ET NEXT WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 USING THE #LISPROCHAT HASHTAG. 

#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon May 3 2020 - 8:30pm ET

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TOPIC

Libraries and the digital divide during the pandemic

METRO did a webinar last week on libraries in New York and how their patrons are being affected by the digital divide right now, I thought this was a good chance for us to discuss the same issue.

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1: How are your patrons affected by the digital divide during the pandemic?

Q2: Is your library doing anything specific to combat the issues of the digital divide at this time?

Q3 What do you think the responsibility of libraries is to fix the digital divide right now? How can we fix it in the long term?

Q4? Do you think the current situation will help us make lasting changes in narrowing the digital divide or do you think this will make the divide even wider than it previously was?

PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING IN ON TWITTER AT 8:30 PM ET NEXT MONDAY, MAY 3 USING THE #LISPROCHAT HASHTAG.