I just saw that Pennsylvania will be moving toward one approved list of books to buy in all the state public libraries. Part of the master plan over the next four years. PA libraries were closed to people until August 2021 and only pick up in brown paper bags by appointment with no human contact allowed. And they quarantined books by laying them out on tables for a couple weeks in the building. It was super weird looking back on it - the absolute hysteria over covid.
Any back to the book buying being controlled by Harrisburg...apparently they don't want each library making its own purchasing decisions and want to control what every library carries. Assuming libraries follow this policy to keep their state funding, I'd like to start making and assembling books for a private library.
What are the best practices and tips that you all have?
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Starting a library
Date: 2022-11-14 05:54 pm (UTC)I just saw that Pennsylvania will be moving toward one approved list of books to buy in all the state public libraries. Part of the master plan over the next four years. PA libraries were closed to people until August 2021 and only pick up in brown paper bags by appointment with no human contact allowed. And they quarantined books by laying them out on tables for a couple weeks in the building. It was super weird looking back on it - the absolute hysteria over covid.
Any back to the book buying being controlled by Harrisburg...apparently they don't want each library making its own purchasing decisions and want to control what every library carries. Assuming libraries follow this policy to keep their state funding, I'd like to start making and assembling books for a private library.
What are the best practices and tips that you all have?