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Weekly News Digest
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May 28, 2020 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today. For other up-to-the-minute news, check out ITI’s Twitter account: @ITINewsBreaks.
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COVID-19 NEWS: 'Public Libraries Innovate to Serve Vulnerable Populations on the Front Lines of COVID-19'
The Urban Libraries Council (ULC) writes the following:Public libraries across the U.S. and Canada are taking bold and innovative measures to mitigate the inequitable impact of COVID-19 on children, low-income families, communities of color, people experiencing homelessness and other high-risk populations. Through dynamic partnerships with local government, new digital service models, reimagined library spaces and other innovative approaches, these new efforts reflect a rapid evolution of the public library’s essential role in the era of COVID-19. ‘Public libraries are first responders in the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. As COVID-19 magnifies the systemic gaps between the haves and have nots in our societies, libraries are bravely stepping up—and into new frontiers—in order to fulfill their core function of ensuring equitable access to information and services,’ says Susan Benton, ULC’s president and CEO. ULC notes that libraries are currently collecting, creating, and distributing personal protective equipment; fighting food insecurity; offering equitable access to emergency supplies; facilitating free COVID-19 testing; tracing its spread; and aiding people who are experiencing homelessness. For more information, read the press release.
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