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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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