COVID-19 Library Resources
Use this guide to help you locate resources for Librarians and some general RI resources as well.
Do you have a resource that you'd like to add to the list? Email communications@rilibraries.org.
Library Specific Resources
Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS)
Resources for RI libraries and the public: https://olis.ri.gov/about/news/2020/covid19/
Online learning and enrichment resources: https://olis-ri.libguides.com/online/home
Ocean State Libraries (OSL)
Library closure information: https://www.oslri.org/library-closings/
American Libraries Association: Pandemic Preparedness
EveryLibrary: “Resources for Libraries on Coronavirus”
Library Journal: COVID-19 & Libraries Coverage
National Network of Libraries of Medicine: “A Guide to COVID-19 for Public Libraries”
Publisher Access during COVID-19
Super Library Marketing: “How Libraries are Responding to the Coronavirus Threat and How Your Library Can Prep for Any Crisis”
Urban Libraries Council: “Coronavirus Resources”
On Facebook, in the group Libraries Step Up (in times of crisis), libraries are sharing their responses and resources.
infoDOCKET is maintaining "Library-Related Event Closings, Cancellations and Updated Due to COVID-19 Concerns" (added March 17, 2020)
infoDOCKET: "2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources" (added March 18, 2020)
As we all know, the state has moved to distance learning for preK-12 through April—and likely for the foreseeable future. This is a huge lift for schools and families, with many parents now acting as in-home teachers for their children. Parents are truly stepping up to the challenge, but many could use some extra help. To that end, the state has set up a Distance Learning Helpline that is staffed by Highlander Institute Fuse fellows (teachers who are skilled in tech-enabled learning) to support parents with technology questions, ed-tech questions, and pedagogy questions. They are looking for additional volunteers through our state’s network of libraries to provide support as well.
If you are interested in volunteering to answer parent questions and tech-support needs, please sign up via this link [docs.google.com]. The form will ask you for your name, contact information, times and days of the week you would be willing to volunteer, and how many hours total you would be willing to donate. As help desk requests come in, staff working the Rhode Island Distance Learning Helpline will reach out schedule you to answer questions. More information on the helpline is available here.
Rhode Island Resources
RI Department of Health
For the most current information on the coronavirus (COVID-19) and Rhode Island's response, please visit: https://health.ri.gov/diseases/ncov2019/
Meal sites for children: https://health.ri.gov/diseases/ncov2019/about/foodsites/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
COVID-19 resource page: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (RIDLT)COVID-19 Fact Sheet: http://www.dlt.state.ri.us/pdfs/COVID-19%20Workplace%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
Rhode Island Commerce
Rhode Island Commerce is providing free tech support, guidance, and funding to small businesses during the COVID-19 emergency: https://commerceri.com/
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Protect Yourself Financially from the Coronavirus: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/protect-yourself-financially-from-impact-of-coronavirus/