Anchor Institutions in Hard Times: Local Public Library Closings During COVID-19

• In Event: The Politics of Local Educational Institutions

Brief Overview

This paper examines the politics of public library closures and reopenings during the COVID pandemic. Our analysis shows how local partisanship is a key driver of a public library system’s choice to offer in-person library services during COVID.

Authors

• Joshua Sapotichne, Michigan State University

• Sarah Reckhow, Michigan State University