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Learning Lab

Community Outreach and Engagement

Creating Welcoming and Supportive Libraries for Asylum Seekers and People Experiencing Homelessness and Poverty

Saturday, January 20, 2024
1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 339-340
Level of Participation: High
Whether you are in a public, school or academic library in an rural, suburban or urban area, you are already serving people experiencing poverty and homelessness and those who are seeking asylum. Narrowing the poverty gap by providing out of the box services is easier than you think. This presentation will:
• Offer an overview of the issue
• Look at ways to be more intentional and help us make a difference while staying within our own comfort zones.
• Explore several model programs, including Brooklyn Public Library’s “Shine on Me,” “Brooklyn Supports,” and “Cycle Alliance,” which demonstrate how libraries can be centers for menstrual literacy and challenge period poverty.
• Examine how partnerships can help us to provide services outside our wheelhouses.
• Guide participants in developing a concrete action plan that they can be confident and enthusiastic about implementing.
Let's make our libraries safe and welcoming for everyone.

Learning Objectives:

  • Participants will describe specific ways library staff can create and execute an action plan for serving unhoused patrons while remaining within their comfort zone
  • Patricpants will identify specific actions libraries can take that support their community members who are experiencing homelessness
  • Upon completion participants will share information about menstrual literacy and period poverty.
  • Participants will have a plan with clear steps to building relationships with community-based providers