FYI,

 

We Are NOT Okay: Library Worker Trauma Before and During COVID-19 and What Happens After

Date: February 8, 2022, at 1 pm ET

 

Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event... Immediately after the event, shock and denial are typical. Longer term reactions include unpredictable emotions, flashbacks, strained relationships and even physical symptoms like headaches or nausea. While these feelings are normal, some people have difficulty moving on with their lives.

-- American Psychological Association

 

The emotional investment that many library workers have in the profession and the community expectations regarding the library’s pandemic response have left many library workers experiencing trauma with very few places to turn for support. This perfect storm of circumstances has made it clear: library staff are at a crisis point.

This webinar for ALL library workers — frontline staff, managers, and library directors — will serve as a convening to discuss the impact trauma has on library staff, work toward addressing the necessary systemic change and need for a cultural shift, and explore potential individual, organizational, and industry response strategies. Join us to consider how libraries might rethink delivery of essential library services to communities in need while ensuring a safe environment and resources to support personal well-being for staff.

 

Panelists Include:

Leah Esguerra - Social Worker Supervisor, San Francisco Public Library

Michelle Jeske - City Librarian, Denver Public Library

Andrea Lemoins - Outreach Coordinator, Free Library of Philadelphia

Christian Zabriskie - Library Director, Onondaga County Public Libraries.

Moderator-  Veronda Pitchford, Assistant Director, Califa

 

This webinar will be recorded and available the following day on the Infopeople Webinar Archives page: https://infopeople.org/training/view/webinar/archived

Webinars are free of charge, you can pre-register by clicking on the Register Now button on this page. You will receive an email with login information and a reminder email the day before the event.

 

 

Forwarded by:

 

Sharon Rawlins, MLS, she/her/hers

Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning

NJ State Library

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P.O. Box 520

Trenton, NJ 08625-0520

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