Accreditation issues related to Covid-19

Any services suspended during the Covid-19 crisis will not impact your accreditation status as long as they are restarted once the crisis has passed. 

The following standards could be directly impacted by the Covid-19 virus. In most cases we will waive requirements that are impacted directly by the Covid-19 virus.

• #6 - (Tier 1) The library board meets no fewer than 10 time a year with the library director or designee in attendance.  -- Our recommendation is that boards meet virtually when they are not able to meet in person. But meetings cancelled because of Covid-19 concerns will not affect your accreditation status.
• #49 - (Tier 1) Library hours are posted and fixed. To satisfy this standard the library must be open a minimum of 10 hours per week and at least one hour during morning, afternoon, evening and weekend. -- Closing the library because of Covid-19 will not impact your accreditation status as long as you go back to your regular hours after the crisis has passed.
• #54 - (Tier 2) Minimum days and hours of service. -- Closing the library because of Covid-19 will not impact your accreditation status as long as you go back to your regular hours after the crisis has passed.
• #67 - (Tier 1) The library provides a summer reading program for children they serve. 
  The decision to suspend the 2020 summer reading program is left to the library and will not affect your accreditation status.

 

Check back on this page often as we may make changes over the next few weeks. If you have any questions about accreditation contact Scott Dermont.