Virtual staff teas: Connecting and growing

Abstract

With the quick shift to remote work in spring 2020 due to COVID-19, we experienced a lot of change in a short period of time that disrupted many aspects of our lives, including our working way of life. To adapt to the unexpected shift, we quickly repositioned our service models at the University of Northern Iowa Rod Library to 100% online or asynchronous. We found creative ways to increase access to our physical collections while upping the marketing of our online resources. We put our patrons’ needs before our own.