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FYI Podcast: A Trauma-Informed Framework for Supporting Library Patrons

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by Kathleen Hughes on March 3, 2022

In this episode we talk with Debra Keane and Margaret Ann Paauw (members of the PLA Social Work Task Force) about the emerging field of public library social work; the SWTF’s new book, (available April 2022 from ALA), “A Trauma-Informed Framework for Supporting Library Patrons — A PLA Workbook of Best Practices;” and more.

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