Our lives still change from the way that we were- And now I'll tell you something I think you should know.

 The spring semester starts in a few weeks and the omicron is surging. Ugh.

The school's courses are still mostly online, so I think that we will open regular. Most of the library's hours are in-person. 

Some people on our campus don't really get that the library (as space) is what students want/need. The last two weeks of the fall semester we were packed with folks. For the most part, all wore masks and respected personal space. What students are looking for are spaces to participate in live zoom classes and a quiet warm study space. There were students who would arrive around the time we opened and stayed all day. Last semester we were only open one evening and in spring we have updated it to three, I think it won't be that busy, but the students that will utilize it will be familiar faces. 

This past week we have been getting the space ready and it feels good. I love the library I work in and it makes me happy that people like to use it. 

Being flexible is key these days and put your head down and make it work. However you can.

We have some electronic badge system that was kind of rolled out (our campus already requires vaccines), but really it is the honor system with an app, for making sure everyone on campus is vaccinated and symptom free. We will see. I am not changing what I do (wearing a mask, making sure patrons are also masked) and neither is the library.

I think that this semester will be another weird one.