LIBRARY RESPONSE AND REOPENING INFORMATION
General Information about Coronavirus 2019
Coronavirus Taskforce
COVID Act Now
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
National Institute for Health (NIH)
World Health Organization (WHO)
The Importance of Social Distancing (WashingtonPost)
US Spread of COVID-19 (Timelapse Video)
COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports (Google)
COVID-19 Public Education: Mythbusters (WHO)
Local Resources
CT Department of Public Health
Child Health and Development Institute COVID-19 Resources
Torrington Area Health District
Town of Plymouth
Plymouth Public Schools
Unemployment Assistance
Guidance for Workers and Employers Impacted by COVID-19 (State of CT)
CT DOL Unemployment Services
COVID-19 and the American Workplace
CARES Act
Family First Coronavirus Response Act
ZipRecruiter Insights – A Guide to Unemployment Benefits by State
Books, Music, Videos and More Available From Home
Hoopla – Streaming audiobooks, movies, music and TV series
Overdrive – Download e-books and audiobooks
RBDigital – Download e-books and audiobooks
SimplyE and CT eGO – Download e-books and audiobooks
Mental Health Resources
COVID-19 Information and Resources (nami.org)
Taking Care of Your Behavioral Health During an Infectious Disease Outbreak (SAMHSA)
2-1-1 of Connecticut (United Way)
Care for your Coronavirus Anxiety (Shine/Mental Health America)
Resources for Children
Talking to Kids about Coronavirus
Mask Up! Tips to Make Kids More Comfortable with Masks (CT Children’s Medical Center)
FREE Digital Book: “COVIBOOK: a Book for Kids about Coronavirus”
FREE Digital Book: “Shubert and Sophie Stay Home: a Book for Kids about Social Distancing” (Conscious Discipline)
FREE Digital Book: “Coronavirus: a Book for Children” by Axel Scheffler (author of “The Gruffalo”)