Reopening Planning Resources and Sample Plans

*Please Note: VTLIB does not endorse/approve any specific plan and provides them only as examples of what libraries in VT have enacted.

• Blank VOSHA Template adapted by VTLIB - Blank Reopening Template (modified: 4/28/21) (Using this specific template is neither mandatory nor required, Word Doc)
• Baldwin Memorial Library - Phased Reopening Plan (Draft - 6/1/20, Word Doc) (Incorporated Library, Population 1,131)
• Bent Northup Memorial Library - Staged Reopening Plan (6/1/20, PDF) (Municipal Library, Population 1,899)
• Brooks Memorial Library - Preliminary Phased Reopening Plan (Word Doc) (Municipal Library, Population 11,646)
• Greensboro Free Library - Phased Reopening Plan (6/10/20, Google Doc) (Municipal Library, Population 729)
• Jeudevine Memorial Library - Phased Reopening Plan (Draft - 6/11/20, Word Doc) (Municipal Library, 2,907)
• Milton Library - Phased Reopening Plan (Draft - 6/2/20, Word Doc) (Municipal Library, Population 10,761)
• Moore Free Library - Reopening Plan (June 2020, PDF) (Incorporated Library, Population 1,827)
• Pierson Library - Phased Reopening Plan | COVID Exposure Control Plan (PDFs) (Municipal Library, Population 7,677)
• Rutland Free Library - COVID Reopening Plan (5/30/20, Word Doc) (Incorporated Library, Population 21,776)
• St. Johnsbury Athenaeum - Phased Opening Plan (6/14/21, Word Doc) (Incorporated Library, Population 7,375)
• Stowe Free Library - Phased Reopening Plan (5/1/20, Word Doc) (Municipal Library, Population 4,406)
• Thetford Libraries (Latham and Peabody Libraries) - Phased Library Services and Reopening Plan (4/7/21, PDF) (Incorporated Libraries, Population 1,282)
• Waterbury Public Library - Phased Reopening Plan (Updated 5/21, Word Doc) (Municipal Library, Population 5,117)
• Westford Public Library - Reopening Infographic, Phased Reopening Plan (7/9/20 - unchanged as of 4/28/21, PDF, Infographic credit: Jaffrey Public Library, NH) (Municipal Library, Population 2,019)

Sample State Reopening Plans

• Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC) - Returning to Service: Libraries and COVID-19 (PDF)
• Connecticut State Library - Reopening Guidance for Libraries (PDF)
• Indiana Library Federation - Plan Outline in Phases from Library Closure to Reopening COVID-19 Global Pandemic (PDF-Dense detail)
• State Library of Iowa - COVID-19 and Iowa Libraries: Considerations on Re-opening to the Public (Online)
• Maine State Library - COVID19 Prevention Checklist, Public Library Guidance (Draft, Word Doc)
• Missouri State Library - Missouri Libraries Reopening Guidelines (PDF)
• Montana State Library - Library Reopening Plan (Online)
• New Mexico State Library - Public Services Return to Work/Library Re-Opening Plan (PDF)
• New York State Library - List of Reopening Plans for Systems in NY
• Ohio Library Council - Best Practices for Ohio's Public Libraries under COVID-19 (Online)
• South Carolina State Library - Coronavirus & Public Library Resources (Online)
• Utah State Library - Utah Libraries Plan for Moving Towards Full Service (PDF)

Discussions/Links from the Association of Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL)

• Vespasian Warner Public Library - Service Level Table (Excel File)
• Van Horn Public Library, MN - ReOpen 2020 (Word File)
• PCPL - Re-Opening Scenarios (Word File)

General Resources – Articles, LibGuides, Webinars

• American Industrial Hygiene Association - Reopening Guidance for Libraries (June 25, 2020, PDF)
• ALA - Pandemic Preparedness Kit
• Neal-Schuman and ALA - Library Disaster Planning Manual (PDF)
• ALA - Libraries & COVID-19 Partnership Document (PDF)
• Texas State Library and Archives Commission - Planning for Libraries Communications during COVID-19
• CDC Reopening Guidance for Workplaces and Businesses

Other Pages

• Considerations for Your Reopening Plan
  To help you develop a reopening plan, VTLIB offers this list of considerations. Make sure that your plan clearly distinguishes between requirements and guidelines.
• Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Ideas & Source List
  This is a list of sources for PPE, such as sneeze guards and hand sanitizer, as well as ideas for keyboard cleaning. It is a work in progress, and more will be added over time.
• Go back to main VTLIB COVID-19 page