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Supporting Social Connectedness of Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Small and Rural Public Libraries

Public Library Quarterly, 2021
This article presents a national study of how small and rural public libraries supported social connectedness among older adults in the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Results suggest that small and rural libraries employed five approaches to
Noah Lenstra   +3 more
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Improving equitable access to care via telemedicine in rural public libraries.

Public Health Nursing, 2021
OBJECTIVE Rural public libraries have been proposed as ideal locations from which individuals can access a telemedicine visit, but limited adoption of this practice suggests significant barriers remain.
P. Deguzman   +4 more
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Public libraries’ responses to a global pandemic: Bangladesh perspectives

IFLA Journal, 2021
The whole world is experiencing a new reality – the global outbreak of COVID-19, which has forced every institution into lockdown. This study aims to explore the responses of the government public libraries of Bangladesh. An online questionnaire was used
Dilara Begum   +2 more
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“Because I’m Old”: The Role of Ageism in Older Adults’ Experiences of Digital Literacy Training in Public Libraries

Journal of technology in human services, 2021
This article explores the experiences of older adults attending digital literacy training sessions offered by the public library system in one city in Ontario.
H. Barrie   +4 more
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Systematic Literature Review of the Bibliotherapy Practices in Public Libraries in Supporting Communities’ Mental Health and Wellbeing

Public Library Quarterly, 2021
The issues of mental health such as depression and anxiety create impact to the psychological, social and economic of society. Public libraries as a community center play a great role in taking actions toward mental health and well-being through ...
Nur Syazwanie Zanal Abidin   +2 more
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Social Work in Public Libraries: A Survey of Heads of Public Library Administrative Units

Journal of Library Administration, 2021
This paper reports the results of a survey of heads of public library administrative units concerning their experiences with and perceptions of the employment of social workers. Among respondents, only six employed social workers.
M. Gross, D. Latham
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Announcement Information Provided by United States’ Public Libraries during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic

Public Library Quarterly, 2020
This study synthesizes timely information about the COVID-19 virus and examines how public libraries have responded to the pandemic in real-time through their online announcements to the public. A content analysis of library announcements relating to the
Ting Wang, Brady D. Lund
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Response to COVID-19 Pandemic: Where Do Public Libraries Stand?

Public Library Quarterly, 2020
This paper aims to identify how public libraries used Twitter in the initial months after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Content analysis was performed on a dataset of 9,450 tweets published by 38 public libraries in New York City between ...
B. Alajmi, Dalal Albudaiwi
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Public Library

2022
The image is from “Monuments of Memories for Our Times” series which is made with a dedicated consideration to the complexities inherent to the “monument.” In “public Library,” Sung explores documenting vacant community infrastructure as monument of current times to archive the impact of Covid-19.
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Public libraries and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

, 2020
As motors of change driving development, public libraries, with their commitment to information provision and access, are crucial to the realization of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Marc R. H. Kosciejew
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