About this libguide
This libguide links to a variety of resources related to the COVID-19 pandemic. See below for a description of each page:
- Resources for Library Staff: this page includes COVID-related information specifically for geared towards libraries.
- Vaccines: resources relating to the COVID-19 vaccine and vaccines in general.
- Resources for Healthcare Professionals: a variety of tools and links useful to those who work in healthcare, particularly health information professionals.
- For the public: links to county public health information, as well as New York State, the CDC, and the World Health Organization.
Know As You Go - Data for Daily Pandemic Life (Updated 13 August 2021)
Maps & Graphics
Level of Community Transmission - COVID-19 Integrated County View (CDC)
Find a COVID-19 Test Site (NY Dept of Health)
NY COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker
NY COVID-19 Tracker: Positive tests, Fatalities, Daily Trends
COVID Data Tracker Weekly Review (CDC) - MUST READ
COVID-19 Forecasts: Cases (CDC)
Laws and Regulations (CDC)
Virus Science
Non-fiction reading, viewing & listening
- List of non-fiction gook titles for adults and youth on outbreaks, viruses, and vaccines from American Libraries Magazine.
- List of non-fiction book titles on viruses, public health, and epidemiology from Library Journal. Scroll down the page to the "Books" section.
- The "Vaccine" song from Ryan Cordell
Medical Information Services Program
If you need to request a medical article via inter-library loan and there is a lending charge, New York State will cover the charge through the Medical Information Services Program (MISP). Complete this form to make a request.
Coping with stress & uncertainty
- COVID-19: Managing Stress in this Anxious Time and more tip sheets from the Institute of Disaster Mental Health, SUNY New Paltz (resources in English, Spanish, French, and Creole)
- Fact sheets about supporting the health and well-being of communities impacted by COVID-19 from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
- Fitness routines: indoor from Medline Plus
- Learn to manage stress from Medline Plus
- Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus from NPR