Ravonda Crawford, the children's librarian at the Amory Municipal Library, reads a book as part of the library's story-time program as Ruby Holman, Librarian, videos her for Facebook Live so that children at home can participate on Aug. 30. Rural libraries across Northeast Mississippi have had to make myriad changes during the pandemic to continue serving their communities, many of which rely on them for access to books, media and the internet.
Ruby Holman, Librarian at the Amory Municipal Library, videos Ravonda Crawford, the children's librarian, as she works on a crafts project for a Facebook livestream for those at home on Aug. 30 in Amory. Rural libraries across Northeast Mississippi have had to make myriad changes during the pandemic to continue serving their communities, many of which rely on them for access to books, media and the internet.
Students in a teacher academy class from Amory High School listen as Ruby Holman, Librarian at the Amory Municipal Library, speaks with them during a recent visit to the library on Aug. 30 in Amory.
Editor’s Note: This is the final entry in the series The Human Impact, which tells stories about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on marginalized people in our communities.
Barbara Carouthers, the Lee County Bookmobile librarian, likes to remember the importance of continuing operations during the pandemic.
Ravonda Crawford, the children's librarian at the Amory Municipal Library, reads a book as part of the library's story-time program as Ruby Holman, Librarian, videos her for Facebook Live so that children at home can participate on Aug. 30. Rural libraries across Northeast Mississippi have had to make myriad changes during the pandemic to continue serving their communities, many of which rely on them for access to books, media and the internet.
Ruby Holman, Librarian at the Amory Municipal Library, videos Ravonda Crawford, the children's librarian, as she works on a crafts project for a Facebook livestream for those at home on Aug. 30 in Amory. Rural libraries across Northeast Mississippi have had to make myriad changes during the pandemic to continue serving their communities, many of which rely on them for access to books, media and the internet.
Students in a teacher academy class from Amory High School listen as Ruby Holman, Librarian at the Amory Municipal Library, speaks with them during a recent visit to the library on Aug. 30 in Amory.
