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Lots of petitions and letters out there asking for elected officials to #ProtectLibraryWorkers and prioritize them for vaccines. Local chapters of @ALALibrary have taken the initiative, because ALA said it was a "local issue". Look at all of these 
. It's not a local issue.
. It's not a local issue.
From @IllLibraryAssoc: https://www.ila.org/news/1293/ila-supports-vaccine-eligibility-for-library-staff Note: Chicago Public Library is open, putting workers and patrons at risk. https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/4/22266405/chicago-library-coronavirus-pandemic-covid19-vaccine @cplrankandfile
From @VLAlib: https://www.vermontlibraries.org/vla-covid-19-vaccination-statement We "ask that library staff be place in the same group as other front-line workers in the proposed schedule for administration of the COVID vaccine.'
From @NYLA_1890: https://cqrcengage.com/alany/app/sign-petition?0&engagementId=510663 Sign by Feb. 19th to #ProtectLibraryWorkers!
From @njla: https://www.njla.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=438:request-to-prioritize-library-workers-as-essential-workers-in-the-vaccine-rollout&catid=26:njla-executive-board-statements-and-resolutions&Itemid=161 "We ask you to please include library workers in the 1B category of the NJ vaccine rollout, along with our colleagues in education and other frontline workers.'
From @GLALibrary: https://gla.georgialibraries.org/prioritize-library-workers-in-vaccination-plans/ "Librarians and library workers in public libraries and academic libraries are essential and should be included in state and local Phase 1b vaccine distribution plans to protect staff and minimize risk to patrons and community users. "
@EveryLibrary statement from December: https://www.everylibrary.org/prioritize_librarians_in_vaccination_plans
From @COSLA_US: https://www.cosla.org/News/ArtMID/473/ArticleID/81/COSLA-Offers-Public-Comment-on-Vaccine-Prioritization-of-Librarians "Specifically, we request that all librarians explicitly be prioritized in phase 1B ... In all settings library workers are at a great risk for exposure ... and ... risk of transmitting disease, including to vulnerable populations."
ALA should've passed @Jennywombat and @acornsandnuts "RESOLUTION, to Classify Library Workers as 1b Workers to be Listed as a Priority Workforce in Receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine" without amendment. There is clear momentum to prioritize vaccination and #ProtectLibraryWorkers.
The final resolution is still not up, all language about CDC taken out, and thus title change needed, but here's the screenshot I got. Only resolved 4 saves it from being obsolete.
Local library associations have been making statements and petitions, putting in the effort to get workers vaccinated. Why can't @ALALibrary add its weight and authority more fully to this issue?
