American Libraries Live—The Opioid Epidemic and Libraries: Challenges, Resources, and More (December 2017)

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The Opioid Epidemic and Libraries:
Challenges, Resources, and More
Chera Kowalski & Cindy Grove
Monday, December 11, 2017

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The Opioid Epidemic and Libraries: Challenges, Resources, and More | Chera Kowalski & Cindy Grove
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Chera Kowalski
 Adult/Teen Librarian, McPherson Square Library branch of
the Free Library of Philadelphia
Cindy Grove
 Director, Rockport (MA) Public Library

 Please tell us about your background with
this topic and how your experience informs
your feelings.
Panelists’ Experience

Key Challenges
 What do you view as the key challenges
facing librarianship due to the opioid crisis?
Audience:
 What challenges are you currently facing?

Overcoming Stigma
 How can we help overcome the stigma
associated with this issue to assist our
communities and encourage awareness of
this topic?

Communication & Outreach
 How do we speak to the public—both those
involved with the crisis & those who aren’t?
 What sort of language can we use to tell people who
struggle with addiction and their families that we are a
resource?
 What kind of language can we use to help community
members understand what we are doing?

Security & Legal Issues
 What do you do in the event of an
overdose? How should local laws impact
your decisions and actions?

 How can you find the appropriate comfort
zone between taking action and being
overly intrusive?

 How can you respond to some of the issues
that can be associated with addiction, such
as theft, abuse, prostitution, etc.?
 How can you make the library a welcoming place for
people dealing with addiction but still control some of
these associated problems?

Training & Resources
 How can we train our staff to handle
situations that deal with this issue and what
helpful resources would you recommend?
Audience:
 Please share any resources that you’ve
found particularly helpful.

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