Staff at my library have reversed ~50 overdoses since 2017. 📚

CTlibrarycolleen.bsky.socialOct 10, 2024 4:48pm

📚 www.ala.org/news/2024/10...

White House recognizes libraries’ efforts to save lives from overdose

White House recognizes libraries’ efforts to save lives from overdose. American Library Association President Cindy Hohl participated in event with Administration officials and national leaders.

Rad!

That was step 3, probably in moving our orientation to caring for people who use drugs. Other steps were/are hiring a team of social workers, community resource navigators and peer navigators; adding sharps containers to all public restrooms.

awesome job, your staff. BTW, did you intend for this to be picked up by the skybrarians feed? That needs the books emoji AND for me to add you to the contributors list (I only pull people into the feed with their consent & if they're visibly librarians). But I can add you!