Libraries as Second Responders Press
At the February 23 LJ Summit, Building the Next Normal, Pitchford spoke on the panel “The Long Haul: How COVID Is Changing Libraries” about the project and how such interventions may amplify the library response during the pandemic—and beyond. LJ caught up with her to find out more about Libraries as Second Responders, and how she and her team at Califa intend to build out the program.
An interview of Califa Group's Assistant Director, Veronda Pitchford by Publishers Weekly's Andrew Albanese. The two discuss the IMLS grant-funded Libraries as Second Responders project.