15:01:56 From Janet McKenney : Hi everyone. We will start at 3:15. 15:03:53 From Heidi Hinkley : yes 15:04:04 From Wendy : Hello for Weld PL 15:08:32 From Janet McKenney : We will get started at 3:15 pm. Welcome everyone! 15:10:26 From Janet McKenney : I am trying out a new mask. Waiting for it in the mail. more space to breathe...https://shopspacemask.com/ 15:14:23 From Janet McKenney : Jamie is unable to join us today unfortunately. 15:21:38 From Lisa Shaw : https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/sites/maine.gov.governor.mills/files/inline-files/An%20Order%20to%20Implement%20Phase%20Four%20of%20the%20Restarting%20Maines%20Economy%20Plan.pdf 15:22:28 From Beth Kane : My main questions were does this increase our building capacity limits and will inside programs begin to happen 15:23:15 From Karen Eger : Our town rec department is starting all kinds of inside programming as of this month and it makes us wonder about how that will change how people are perceiving our lack of inside programming. 15:24:22 From Lisa Shaw : "For establishments that do not provide and require seating for all invitees, the indoor gathering limit is 50." 15:24:27 From hgrimm : We are sticking with our limited occupancy numbers and 30 min length of visit. We will otherwise be over run with middle and high school students camped out. We are not ready for that. 15:24:42 From Ruth Eveland : Our "regular audience" folks have told us they just don't plan to come to a program inside our building for quite some time yet. We aren't planning on in-person programming for a while. 15:31:21 From Debra Lay : Sounds really reasonable and thoughtful Janet - thank you for putting this together for us. 15:33:08 From Lee K. @ Libby Memorial (OOB) : We're also sticking with what we've been doing, 30 min appts, max number of patrons at any one time. In-house programming will be on hold until we no longer need our Community Room for quarantining returned materials. 15:34:34 From Karen Eger : Yes, the stacks or the shelves would be clearer. 15:35:06 From Beth Auburn Library : As an ILL person I'm very excited not to have 15 bins worth of ILLs to unpack every Monday! Thanks Janet. 15:36:10 From Rich Boulet : As long as quarantining is not overly redundant, I am happy. :) 15:37:10 From Lisa Shaw : I think the long and short is that the quarantine should happen after the last time a *patron" handles the book, but Nancy's point about clarifying the verbiage is well taken. 15:37:16 From Thomaston Public Library : So will the libraries who have staff not wearing masks while handling materials be changing their policies? 15:39:25 From Karen Eger : Yes, so Mondays when I am the only person in a very spacious former church, I will wear a mask :) 15:39:44 From Andrea DeBiase : Yes it was here!If I am alone all day except for a few customers by appointment, is it appropriate for me go be maskless until I expect someone to come 15:40:45 From Pam Dunning, Wiscasset : My understanding is that you have to wear the mask if anyone is near you and if you are handling library materials. 15:41:15 From Lisa Shaw : The intention behind Gov. Mills' Executive Order (as interpreted by DECD Commissioner Heather Johnson on 05/27/2020} is that employees must wear masks [unless medical documentation states a valid reason why not] and that businesses are not REQUIRED to enforce masks on cusromers/patrons, but they are ALLOWED to enforce it. 15:41:48 From Lisa Shaw : *customers 15:42:47 From Trisha Cantwell : Individual towns have ordinances requiring masks and encourage 'no mask, no service.' 15:42:59 From Andrea DeBiase : In other words, should we be concerned that we are exhaling all day around the library spaces potentially contaminating the air, so that someone coming in is subject to that? 15:43:30 From Katherine W - LPL : What about the stacked vs. unstacked configuration for quarantining? Does that factor in anywhere? 15:44:09 From cappleby : so we can move forward with these guidelines? 15:44:59 From Amy Levine : Governor Mills also expanded her Executive Order (PDF) requiring certain businesses to enforce the State’s face covering requirement. During the summer months, the enforcement mandate was required only in Maine’s coastal counties and more populous cities. It is now required statewide. The Governor also broadened the Order to make clear that places, such as private schools and local government buildings, must join restaurants, lodging, and retail establishments in having their employees and clients’ wear face coverings. Face coverings have been proven to significantly reduce the spread of COVID-19. “Led by Governor Mills, we adjust daily our balance between protecting Maine’s residents from this deadly disease and increasing safe reentry into businesses, schools, and other parts of pre-COVID life,” said Jeanne Lambrew, Commissioner of Health and Human Services. “Stage 4 has been made possible by focusing on science and by the hard work and common sense of Maine people.” “We recognize that winter capacity is 15:45:21 From Andrea DeBiase : Yes, I have been wearing a mask most of the time... and want my volunteers to not take their mask off every time I leave the room... 15:50:02 From Jeff Cabral : Reopening at the speed of safety (we have a local organization here who has been using the 'speed of safety' slogan throughout this) 15:50:16 From Lisa Shaw : I like that, Jeff. :) 15:50:38 From Lisa Shaw : It sounds nicer than "at the speed of government." :D 15:50:39 From Courtney Sparks - Freeport : Love that, Jeff 15:50:50 From Pam Dunning, Wiscasset : Love that! I’m going to start using that as well. 15:51:00 From Jeff Cabral : yes me too, their 'new' campaign for the fall is 'The New Way' - they're our downtown Main Street Maine organization 15:51:29 From davismemoriallibrary : Thanks for sharing Jeff! I am going to use that too! 15:51:44 From cappleby : so 5x1000 sq ft is no longer the guide? 15:51:56 From cappleby : 5 per 1000sq ft 15:52:03 From Jeff Cabral : I don't think Heart of Biddeford has trademarked it so I imagine it's fine :) 15:52:35 From Lisa Shaw : "1. For establishments that provide and require seating for all invitees, the indoor gathering limit is 50% of the facility's permitted occupancy limit or 100 persons, whichever is less. For the purposes of this section, such establishments include restaurants, bars, tasting rooms, houses of worship, social clubs, school cafeterias, and other establishments identified in the Restarting Plan. 2. For establishments that do not provide and require seating for all invitees, the indoor gathering limit is 50." 15:55:32 From Kathleen Kramer : 50 people keeping a 6 foot distance though, tight? 15:56:30 From Kathleen Kramer : *right 15:56:30 From Barb Rehmeyer : How or where do you find out your building capacity? 15:56:47 From Jeff Cabral : Local Codes department should come over and help you 15:57:19 From Barb Rehmeyer : Does Liberty have a local code department???? ;-) 15:57:27 From Myra : Local Codes told me to check with State Fire Marshall. Know your square footage. 15:57:58 From ncrowell : Our code enforcement person was willing to give us two numbers,, one for chair seating and a larger number for little kids sitting on the floor. 15:58:11 From Andrea DeBiase : I also read capacity should include 12' between people to "pass by" each other to remain 6' from another person. 15:58:18 From Lisa Shaw : https://www.maine.gov/dps/fmo/building-codes 15:58:32 From Mamie : Same thing in Auburn, as Scaarborough. 15:59:37 From Karen Eger : No one wants to throw tomatoes at you! 15:59:40 From director@cumston.lib.me.us to Janet McKenney(Privately) : Q Best Practices document has minor typos #13 - "us" s/b "use" and "out lined" s/b one word. Also could these be dated to make it easier to keep track of iterations? 16:01:03 From Beth Auburn Library : Reciprocal borrowing? is that still on hold? 16:01:08 From Holly Williams : If you're a town department, it also means if the town has more than 10 employees, right? 16:01:28 From Karen Eger : Yes, town staff numbers 16:01:52 From Lisa Shaw : In general, you can subtract 25-30% of your total square building footage as "non-assignable space" [e.g. furnace room, staff offices, etc.] 16:02:13 From Pam Dunning, Wiscasset : Wiscasset is still offering reciprocal borrowing. I know Skidompha in Damariscotta has allowed our patrons in to borrow. 16:02:38 From Pam Dunning, Wiscasset : Is there a list of those who are open for that? 16:02:59 From Lee K. @ Libby Memorial (OOB) : Great question!! We're ready for MRB! 16:03:30 From Pam Dunning, Wiscasset : I was mistaken then because I thought it was open for those who chose to do so. 16:04:23 From ncrowell : Our neighboring libraries (except OOB) are still closed and doing curbside only so I'm not comfortable with reciprocal borrowing yet. 16:05:19 From Jeff Cabral : Dyer is open too Nancy (at least I think they still are) but I agree with you. 16:05:29 From Jeff Cabral : oh never mind, they're not in Sierra anyway 16:05:38 From Mamie : Can you share the DOL webinar info again, please 16:05:41 From Katherine W - LPL : What about the stacked vs. unstacked configuration for quarantining? Does that factor in anywhere? 16:05:45 From Karen Eger : Thanks. Onward through the fog.... 16:05:50 From Sue Schroeder : Thanks! 16:05:58 From davismemoriallibrary : Thanks! 16:06:06 From Mamie : ny which way! 16:06:14 From Mamie : Thanks! 16:06:20 From Falmouth Memorial Library : Monday, October 19th at 2pm Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIod-qpqTgsH9wyKAmO5zcZyYTIbBjAo3j- Friday, October 23rd at 10am Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMode6vpjItGNBUqzgkfpyxeyEXTzReWxvw 16:06:39 From Pam : Thank you!! 16:06:43 From Leila Roy : Thank you! 16:06:45 From Melissa Olson : Thanks! 16:06:48 From Korina Lee : Thank you! 16:07:01 From Nancy Petersons : Thank you!