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This paper presents the report resulting from the questionnaire launched by the “Grupo de Trabajo de Análisis y Prospectiva de las Bibliotecas en Andalucía” (Workgroup of Analysis and Prospective of the Libraries in Andalusia) of the AAB (Andalusian Librarians Association), in May and June 2021. It shows the situation of the Andalusian libraries during the lockdown and during the current world health alert situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The data analyze the situation from the perspective of the transformation of the services and their innovation: changes in the opening times of libraries, new work modes, among others. The paper analyzes a representative sample of Andalusian libraries and documentation centers extracted from the regional administration official directories. The report ends with some conclusions and thoughts, which hopefully will help to understand and verify the new Andalusian library reality, with the aim that they are taken into account and that they help in the future to make decisions regarding the profession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on libraries is possibly the most important event in recent years. The aim of this paper is to analyze the thoughts in the professional field of libraries (especially within public libraries) prior to and during the pandemic, and to provide an outline of the responses and the impact on library services. The paper wraps up with an overview of the initial situation and how the public libraries of Galicia reacted. Through these analyses, the goal is to foresee possible ways which could guide the future library services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The health emergency due to COVID-19 has led to significant changes in our society, introducing new methods of organization and communication in the library field. The work carried out in the ‘Arroyo de la Miel’ library during the COVID-19 pandemic is presented here. The paper begins with an analysis of the measures taken just before and after the lockdown, between March and May 2020. This analysis reveals that the efforts made in the Library to keep offering a virtual service to users in a manner until the library reopening and combining in-person and virtual services after the reopening were a success. It also supports the benefits of considering libraries as essential services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]