Libraries Working with Vulnerable Patrons
Friday, March 21
10-11 AM
Online via Zoom
We are promoting the next installment of the webinar series Libraries Working with Vulnerable Patrons led by New York State Library Excelsior Service Fellow Antonia Bruno. Following the first installment on February 28th, Antonia will be structuring the next sessions using guided conversations on various topics recommended by participants for deeper exploration. Our intention is to foster a safe environment for participants to ask questions and to candidly discuss the challenges and strengths they see in their libraries’ ability to work with vulnerable patrons. Antonia will incorporate social work perspectives into the conversation that can help participants process their experiences and feel better prepared working with vulnerable patrons. The host and participants will hear and learn from one another.
This session will not be recorded.
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Urban Librarians Unite Urban Library Trauma Study
Friday, April 25
2-3 PM
Online via Zoom
Our April webinar is offered in collaboration with the Urban Librarians Unite who will be sharing information on the Urban Library Trauma Study. The trauma study documented the trauma, stress, and burnout experienced by urban library workers and invited staff across the country to create solutions. ULU will discuss the trauma cycle, the ways that trauma manifests in the body and the brain and provide suggestions for further reading. The main goal of this installment is to give library workers the language to explain the events they have experienced, allowing for deeper individual understanding and personal advocacy for needs.
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