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  • Minnesota Library Launches COVID-19 Hotline to Answer Resident Questions

    April 16, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, Minnesota

    Libraries satisfy a wide range of needs for the communities they serve, and the one in Rochester is no different. The Rochester Public Library has established a COVID-19 hotline for residents to ask any question they want. The hotline was produced by Rochester’s Continuity of Operations Plan, and it gives anyone who calls accurate, up-to-date information, resources, and information. Having started at the end of March 2020, the library now averages about 60 calls a day. The library also conducts “social connectedness” calls to individual residents to make sure they are feeling well and are well-supplied.

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  • In The Age of Coronavirus, Libraries Are Getting Books Into People's Hands — Without Touching

    March 24, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States

    As public libraries in the United States are forced to close their doors in response to the coronavirus outbreak, librarians are trying new methods of (safely) getting books in the hands of community members. From organizing curbside pickups to books-by-mail services, librarians are adjusting and improvising.

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  • How Rapid-Response Exhibits Are Changing the Way Museums Engage Their Communities

    May 15, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    Creating and deploying exhibitions in response to real-time events can allow museums to play a larger role in community engagement and education. By developing so-called rapid-response exhibits, museums can respond more effectively to contemporary issues. The exhibit at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, I AM A CHILD, employs this approach to the crisis of human rights surrounding US child separation policies for Immigration and Customs, while the K(NO)W JUSTICE, K(NO)W PEACE exhibit focuses on responses to police violence in Charlottesville, North Carolina.

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