[annoyingnoob]

> they should have reached out to the closed public libraries

How exactly?

[dghlsakjg]

Telephone, email, paper letter, door-knocking, carrier pigeon, paper airplane through a window, SMS, IP based messaging systems, linkedin, facebook messenger, verbally.

The same way you get in touch with any other institution composed of people.

[corrral]

Email? I expect managers of library systems were still checking their email even when their buildings were closed.