A survey of library services shows 1.4% of staff have tested positive for COVID-19 since reopening in July, suggesting safety measures have worked, according to UK-based charity Libraries Connected. The online survey was carried out November 24–30, with 91 out of 176 public library services responding. It showed that since libraries reopened in July through to November, 144 out of 10,254 library staff have tested positive. Four out of 87 library services had staff in the same branch or team test positive at the same time. There were no confirmed reports of infections originating or spreading in a library building.