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<p>The COVID regulations allow public libraries in England during the current national
restrictions to continue to provide physical library services including an “order
and collect” provision, as well as access to public PCs for people to use essential
services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media
and Sport has worked closely with Libraries Connected to develop their toolkit which
provides practical guidelines for heads of service and library staff to support the
delivery of library services. The toolkit has helped the library sector navigate this
difficult period and has been updated to reflect national and local restrictions.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>The government exemptions enable public libraries to provide certain
services, but do not compel them to do so. Whether library services can or will be
provided in each area is for each local council to determine after undertaking appropriate
risk assessments, involving staff and unions, looking at the safety of both users
and people working in libraries.</p><p> </p>
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