*   If so, how will you facilitate open stacks and maintain the safety and health of users given COVID-19?
 *   Will you also permit books to circulate outside of the library?
 *   How will you handle your returned books?

Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well and safe. See messaging below from Ruth Hodges, South Carolina State University. Take good care, Sandra Dear Colleagues, During these unprecedented times, our library is trying to develop best practices for reopening in the fall by exploring what measures other libraries plan on implementing to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 within their environment. Therefore, we would like to build upon your experiences and kindly request your response to the below questions: A. Does your library plan onsite operations for students, faculty, and staff for fall 2020? If your library will have onsite operations in the fall: 1. What will be the hours of operation? 2. Will you have open stacks? * If so, how will you facilitate open stacks and maintain the safety and health of users given COVID-19? * Will you also permit books to circulate outside of the library? * How will you handle your returned books? 3. How have you handled social distancing regarding library personnel, collaborative resources such as furniture, small and large conference rooms, etc.? 4. Will you permit students, faculty, and staff to use small study and conference rooms? 5. How will you disinfect your soft surfaces, such as upholstered furniture? 6. Are you conducting any type of health checks when users enter the library, e.g., temperature checks, testing, etc.? If so, what kind? 7. How are you handling library mail delivery? 8. How are you handling interlibrary loans services? B. If your library will remain closed in the fall, how did you justify remaining closed to upper management? Your response is greatly appreciated and I look forward to hearing from you soon. Thanks Ruth A. Hodges, Ph.D. Interim Dean, Library & Information Services South Carolina State University P.O. Box 7491 300 College St., N.E. Orangeburg, SC 29117 Phone: (803) 536-8638 SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs - Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/