During the pandemic lockdown, library services adapted. Library assistants who would normally have been staffing a busy circulation desk staggered shifts and quarantined books. Without patrons in person to assist, “rainy day” projects like shelf-shifting received special attention. But only one p...
This photo is truly the most emblematic of Sage Library during the pandemic. Sage Library was established to serve the theological interests of our whole region, but it was forced to close entirely in March 2020. The library was built for people to use it, but it was painfully empty.
During the pandemic lockdown, library services adapted. Library assistants who would normally have been staffing a busy circulation desk staggered shifts and quarantined books. Without patrons in person to assist, “rainy day” projects like processing donations and weeding received special attenti...
This picture was taken on March 17, 2020, shortly after we were told to not return to work and start working from home. I saw it in someone’s window and it expresses the sentiment I think we were all feeling at that time, that the situation we were in with the pandemic was not normal.
During the pandemic, I took a lot of walks in my neighborhood. Although I live in a city (Boston) I discovered that there are a lot of wild animals in my neighborhood, including hawks, owls, turkeys (lots of turkeys!), rabbits, snakes, turtles, and geese!