In 2021, Urban Librarians Unite launched the Urban Library Trauma Study, a project to capture, quantify, and respond to some of the trauma, stress, and burnout experienced by urban public library workers so that public facing staff can work together to innovate solutions. In this workshop, ULU will go over the Urban Librarians Unite trauma cycle, discuss the ways trauma manifests in the body and the brain, and provide suggestions for further reading on the topic. The main goal of this workshop is to give language to library workers to be able to explain what they have experienced, allowing for deeper individual understanding and personal advocacy for needs.

This session will be recorded for later viewing by those unable to attend live; to receive the recording link, please register and it will be automatically sent to you. If you have any questions or suggestions, please reach out to Tor Loney at tor.loney@nysed.gov