Cincinnati Public Library prepared to help distribute COVID-19 vaccines Share Updated: 8:32 PM EST Jan 28, 2021 Share Updated: 8:32 PM EST Jan 28, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ON THIS PANDEMIC. REPORTER: AT A TIME WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO GET COVID VACCINES INTO PEOPLE’S ARMS AS QUICK THE POSSIBLE WE NEED TO BE USING , EVERY WEAPON WE HAVE IN OUR ARSENAL. AND ALTHOUGH IT MAY SEEM LIKE A STRANGE PARTNER, THE PUBLI LIBRARY HAS A LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH REGARDING EMERGENCY RESPONSE. >> IT’S ACTUALLY WHAT WE DO IN THE LIBRARY. WE’RE A COUNTY-WIDE SYSTEM AND WE’RE BUILT TO DISTRIBUTE THINGS. REPORTER: TYPICALLY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION AND BOOKS BUT NOW THE LIBRARY HAS STEPPED INTO A NEW ROLE, DELIVERING CRITICAL ITEMS TO FIGHT THE PANDEMI >> SOME PPE WE’VE MOVED AROUND, SHARP NEEDLE CONTAINERS WE’VE MOVED, A LOT OF HAND SANITIZER . WE’VE MOVED A TON OF THAT AND ALSO PLASTIC DIVIDERS, LIKE THE SNEEZE GUARDS. REPORTER: THE LIBRARY HAS 6 BOX TRUCKS IT USES TO DELIVER READING MATERIAL THROUGHOUT HAMILTON COUNTY, AND NOW IT’S BEEN ASKED TO USE THOSE TRUCKS AND THEIR DRIVERS TO DELIVER VACCINES, IF NEED BE. >> WE ARE READY TO MOVE ANY KIND OF VACCINE WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE AND IT’S DISTRIBUTE FURTHER THROUGHOUT THE STATE. REPORTER FIVE DRIVERS ARE POISED AND PREPARED FOR ANY CALLS THAT COME THEIR WAY. >> WHATEVER I CAN DO, AND THEN THE GUYS THAT ARE INVOLVED I THIS TEAM CAN DO TO HELP, WE ARE WILLING TO DO. IT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE’RE DOING THIS BECAUSE I KNOW IT’S BEEN A REALLY HARD TIME FOR EVERYONE TO GET THROUGH THIS. REPO