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Weekly News Digest
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A Librarian Looks at How Libraries Cater to Teen Patrons
Illinois-based children’s librarian Julie writes the following in “Teens, Trauma, and the Future of Libraries” for her blog, Hi, Miss Julie:… I’m extremely concerned that the ways libraries treat teen patrons is going to get worse and worse as time goes on, rather than better. … They have witnessed dozens of school shootings (some of them experienced a shooting first hand), are still living in a pandemic (which is not over yet), have witnessed hundreds of examples of violence against queer people and people of color, have possibly endured violence for being queer or a POC, endured a presidency that fueled racist, sexist, and anti-Semitic rhetoric, many of them have gotten sucked into alt-right pipelines via social media, and statistically many of these young people are living in poverty or enduring domestic violence–suffice it to say, this generation is traumatized. … A great teen librarian backed by a youth department that knows about how children and teens develop can change lives. They can make sure that a queer teen can find books that tell them that it does get better. They can help a teen find their first job so they can start building a better outcome for themselves. They can provide a space and an environment where teens can safely work through their emotions and eventually learn how to manage their big feelings in a safe and appropriate way. For more information, read the blog post.
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