Humanistyczne i posthumanistyczne aspekty zarządzania instytucją kultury w czasie pandemii. Analiza poziomu akceptacji przyjętych rozwiązań przez użytkowników Miejskiej Biblioteki Publicznej w Dąbrowie Tarnowskiej

Abstract

Humanistic and Post-Humanistic Aspects of Managing Cultural Institution during a Pandemic. Level of Acceptance of Applied Solutions Among the Users of Municipal Public Library in Dąbrowa Tarnowska The two years of the COVID-19 pandemic proved to be a great challenge for the managerial practices of the private and the public institutions alike. In the uncertain world affected by a global health crisis as well as other types of crises; humanistic and post-humanistic management methods appear to provide a kinder, gentler alternative for directors, employees, and users of cultural institutions. Implementation of such practices was attempted and tested in the Dąbrowa Tarnowska (Małopolska region) Municipal Public Library, with a survey conducted among its users. The following paper describes the functioning of the municipal library during the pandemic, in which the government restrictions on the use of public spaces were enforced. It also analyses the users’ acceptance (in numbers and percentages) of the measures applied in this cultural institution to minimise effects of the pandemic on the local community. The paper lists the managerial efforts to ensure safety of employees and patrons in unprecedented time of the pandemic using a humanistic and post-humanistic approach in the management of a public institution.