Safety in libraries must be a priority

As the second lockdown comes into force in England, the Westminster government has published new national restrictions to deal with the COVID-19 crisis.
Under the government guidelines, libraries can still provide some services such as access to IT and click and collect.
UNISON believes that even providing these services contains risks to staff and the public and that during this lockdown libraries need to close completely.
“All parts of the UK have been experiencing increasing rates of in