Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resources

The COVID-19 pandemic has staked its claim as the deadliest worldwide respiratory disease outbreak in over 100 years. But what exactly is this new, highly contagious virus? Where did it come from, and how has it spread so quickly?100 Questions & Answers About Coronaviruses answers these questions and more in an easy-to-read format.

In this rich, eye-opening, and uplifting anthology, dozens of esteemed writers, poets, artists, and translators from more than thirty countries send literary dispatches from life during the pandemic.

In Covid-19 and the Transformation of American Society, the first book-length consideration of the Covid-19 pandemic's implications, noted sociologist Jose Martinez lays bare the immense social changes that we should expect from the nouvel coronavirus, which has upended American life since March 2020. .

Second only to the human brain in its complexity, the immune system is one of the oldest and most critical facets of life on Earth. In Immune, Philipp Dettmer takes readers on a journey through the fortress of the human body and its defenses. Dettmer reveals why boosting your immune system is actually nonsense, how parasites sneak their way past your body's defenses, how viruses work, and what goes on in your wounds when you cut yourself.

A powerful analysis of why lies and falsehoods spread so rapidly now, and how we can amend our laws and policies regarding speech to alleviate the problem.

Pandemic Solidarity collects firsthand experiences from around the world of people creating their own narratives of solidarity and mutual aid in the time of the global crisis of Covid-19.

Sharing lessons learned and barriers overcome, this book will spur you towards new ways of serving your library patrons during unprecedented times.