Field Note—Creating Trauma-Informed Library Spaces: Lessons Learned From a Pilot Program

Sharkey, Caroline N.; Elkins, Jennifer; Johnson, Zoë

doi:10.1080/10437797.2021.1978913

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“…Participants requested social work supervisors be open to modifying initial learning contracts, as library social work "is so new for so many people that you have to adjust the learning agreement and your expectations to the unknown" (P13). We concur with Sharkey et al (2021) that social work supervisors must heed the "iterative process of developing and adjusting protocol" (p. 4). As one student noted, "there are so many things that I did that never fit in those boxes because we couldn't make them fit" (P11).…”

Section: Focus and Flexibilitysupporting

confidence: 68%

“…The present study delves deeper into topics examined by existing literature on the type of micro, mezzo, and macro tasks (Johnson, 2021) social work students at libraries take on, including their responsibilities such as needs assessments (Provence et al, 2020) and training librarians (Sharkey et al, 2021). Our research is unique as we spoke directly with an array of interns from all over the United States -beyond just one branch or library system -about their lived experiences.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Previous studies on social work student library placements primarily focus on working with a specific population, such as patrons experiencing homelessness (Aykanian et al, 2020;Provence, 2018), a singular library branch (Cuseglio, 2020), or one library system (Provence et al, 2020;Wahler et al, 2019), examine specific training for library staff (Sharkey et al, 2021), or offer a broad review of such partnerships (Johnson, 2019). Soska and Navarro (2020) report the development of social work education partnerships with libraries as an emerging and important phenomenon, but do not address the experiences of interns and their work.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“Spending a Year in the Library Will Prepare You for Anything"

Johnson

Paauw

Giesler

2023

ASW

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Many public libraries across the country have looked to the field of social work to assist in meeting the needs of patrons. Oftentimes, libraries have limited resources to provide a social worker, so they are partnering with local universities to provide social work interns. The purpose of this study was to hear from the library social work interns themselves about their experiences of completing their social work field placement in a library setting. This study was conducted in two parts: an online survey with 35 respondents and semi-structured qualitative interviews with 14 participants. The online survey included demographics and questions regarding students’ experiences completing an internship in a public library. The follow-up interviews consisted of in-depth questions exploring the unique challenges and transferable skills learned while in their placements. The findings speak to the importance of role clarity, physical space, confidentiality, and supervision arrangements. This study also found that, regardless of the challenges of these placements, interns overall had positive experiences and spoke highly of their library-based field experiences. Recommendations include identifying field-specific challenges in a library-social work partnership for those who are in the field as well as future research involving other stakeholders, such as librarians, university staff, and supervisors

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confidence: 68%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“Spending a Year in the Library Will Prepare You for Anything"

Johnson

Paauw

Giesler

2023

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“…Several of the publications in this study ( n = 12) discussed the emergence of social workers and social work principles to address the need for human and social services in public library services. Six of those works discussed the same Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant-funded project in Athens County, Georgia (Eades, 2018, 2019, 2020; Ford, 2019; Norman, 2020; Sharkey et al. , 2023).…”

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Trauma-informed librarianship: an exploratory literature review of trauma-informed approaches in school, academic and public libraries

Founds

2023

RSR

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PurposeThe goal of this review is to conduct an exploratory literature review on trauma-informed approaches in libraries to understand how librarians are discussing trauma-informed approaches and their integration into professional practice.Design/methodology/approachThe author reviewed materials indexed in selected EBSCOHost databases. Included materials from selected EBSCOHost databases were available to the author in full text, in the English language and about trauma-informed approaches in libraries. Items were excluded from this review if they were a review of another work, a thesis or dissertation, or letters to or from the editor.FindingsTwenty-five publications were included in this analysis. Publications included described approaches in school libraries, academic libraries and public libraries. Key topics are racial trauma-informed practices, trauma-informed teaching, resisting re-traumatization, social work and the effects of workplace trauma on the library workforce.Practical implicationsTrauma-informed approaches are gaining popularity in a variety of disciplines as the world copes with the turbulent events of recent years. The practical implications of this review are to explore the emergence of trauma-informed approaches in libraries to understand the current publishing landscape on this topic.Originality/valueWhile librarians are writing about this approach and some are incorporating it into their practice, an analysis in the form of an exploratory literature review to summarize this work has not been done. Understanding how libraries are incorporating this trauma-awareness and trauma-informed principles into the work is crucial for identifying the future approach to library services.

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Social Work and LIS: The State of Research

Williams,

Ogden

2024

Reference Module in Social Sciences

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Field Note—Creating Trauma-Informed Library Spaces: Lessons Learned From a Pilot Program

Cited by 5 publications

References 16 publications

“Spending a Year in the Library Will Prepare You for Anything"

“Spending a Year in the Library Will Prepare You for Anything"

Trauma-informed librarianship: an exploratory literature review of trauma-informed approaches in school, academic and public libraries

Social Work and LIS: The State of Research

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