Trauma-Informed Supervision for Library Leaders

An American Library Services for Children Webinar Series

Wed, June 7, and Tues, June 13, 2:00 pm EDT

It is not uncommon for library workers to be exposed to primary or vicarious trauma over the course of their career. According to the recent Urban Library Trauma Study, nearly 70% of respondents shared that they had experienced violent or aggressive behavior from patrons, while 22% indicated that they experienced similar behavior from their own coworkers.

Presented by April Roy (Director of employee success at Kansas City Public Library) and Brandy Sanchez (Librarian, certified leadership coach, and founder of the SoulFire Collective, an online learning community dedicated to supporting librarians' well-being in the workplace.

Please note this is a fee-based webinar. There is a sliding registration fee depending on ALA and ALSC membership status. For more info and to register:

https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=932

You can register a group for an event by specifying the number of people who will be accessing the event during checkout. ALA offers discounts for webinars depending on the number of registrations you specify in checkout.

https://elearning.ala.org/page/view.php?id=4

Cathy Lancaster

Youth Services Coordinator

Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48915
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LancasterC5@michigan.gov | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan
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