Kia ora koutou,

We’re acutely aware of Covid-19 information overload, so we are trying to keep these posts to one a day.  We’ll post the most urgent info for now and update you on the less urgent another time.  The staff forum at 3:15pm today may also update some of this information.

Access to libraries – impacts for UC students, UC staff and visitors

• We currently expect the following to begin happening next week
• From Monday 23rd March 2020, only UC staff and students with their Canterbury Card will have physical access to the libraries.  This will require staff to monitor the entrance
• Card readers will be installed at the entrance to libraries
• All UC staff and students accessing the entrance to the PJH and EPS libraries will need to swipe their UC card, or manually present it to staff at Macmillan Brown
• Self-managing physical distancing measures will be encouraged
• Posters to promote physical distance and washing your hands will be generated and circulated

How we plan to manage this

• Staff from wider library teams will be needed to support the Customer Services team to work at PJH or EPS
• We will be asking Library staff coming to work next week (who are not in Customer Services) to assist with managing gated access
• The more the merrier – if we have plenty of people pitching in this will enable regular changes to provide relief for the shifts.  We may not use all but it will be good to have cover as needed
• We are also seeking volunteers from the wider staff who would be willing to temporarily adjust their working hours to assist with managing gate access after hours.  We want to maintain current opening hours if possible.  We acknowledge this situation could change
• Please let your manager know if you would be willing to assist with working after hours – all or part of 5-11:15pm and/or weekends 9:30am-9:15pm.