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Info2Go! Libraries as Cooling Centers: Every Library Can Be One! (Idaho Commission for Libraries) Online
Your library can be a cooling center, even if you don’t use that term! As extreme heat events become more common even where people typically worry more about snow or ice than heat waves, libraries are adapting to welcome people who require shelter from heat. Before inviting attendees to share tips from their libraries, we’ll discuss heat risks, who is most affected, and challenges encountered in this work. Attendees will get ideas about incorporating this into existing library services, staffing needs, buy-in, and publicity. Emphasis will be on creative, inexpensive strategies. Not every library is air-conditioned, but every library can do something to meet this increasing need in their community! Presented by Joy Worland, Library Consultant at the Vermont Department of Libraries.
- Date:
- Thursday, February 19, 2026
- Time:
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://libraries.idaho.gov/continuing-education/info2go/