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Fundação Getulio Vargas
2021
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- Municipal Responses to COVID-19: the case of library closures in New South Wales local government Andrea Wallace Brian Dollery Administración y Contabilidad COVID 19 pandemic New South Wales local government public libraries In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the New South Wales (NSW) government ordered the closure of all municipal libraries in order to limit the impact of the contagion. As a result, 372 public libraries in NSW ceased operation on the 23rd March 2020. While the closure of public libraries will undoubtedly contribute to restricting the spread of the coronavirus, given the pivotal role played by municipal libraries in local communities, as well as the special characteristics of library patrons, it will have other negative consequences. In this paper we consider the impact of the closure of municipal libraries in NSW from two perspectives: (a) its effect on the fiscal circumstances of local authorities and (b) its impact on the spread of the corona contagion as well as its broader effects on local community wellbeing. We conclude that rather than complete closure, partial constraints on library use should have been considered. 2021 artículo científico 0034-7612 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=241066211006 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/2410/241066211006/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/2410/241066211006/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/2410/241066211006/241066211006.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/2410/241066211006/movil 10.1590/0034-761220200174 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=2410 Revista de Administração Pública - RAP application/pdf Fundação Getulio Vargas Revista de Administração Pública - RAP (Brasil) Num.1 Vol.55