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    Washington State Public Library Initial Service Changes & Closures Due to COVID-19

    Metadata Updated: March 14, 2025

    This dataset records when and how Washington state's public library systems changed or suspended certain services at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, culminating with the closure of library buildings to the public. The data reflects responses to an emerging public health emergency by institutions dedicated to public service and accessibility. Information comes primarily from library websites and social media accounts, and occasional communication with library staff.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: No license information was provided.

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    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 14, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from WA JSON

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 14, 2025
    Publisher data.wa.gov
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://data.wa.gov/api/views/6iab-kcxu
    Data First Published 2022-06-08
    Data Last Modified 2022-06-09
    Category Culture and Community
    Public Access Level public
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.wa.gov/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id d37cc4da-3f0f-4f3f-ad11-0b61cea0aff7
    Harvest Source Id 1c33d1cb-2f69-4f1b-835e-453790f38dc7
    Harvest Source Title WA JSON
    Homepage URL https://data.wa.gov/d/6iab-kcxu
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash b908f348bd784985e5c225e174e59f9948d2d9fd46392af9c3b488543aaf7139
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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