The Business of Libraries

Authors

  • Abby O'Neill

Keywords:

street safe training, security, poverty simulations

Abstract

A library employee harkens back to an experience from 18 years ago during a training program about safety issues for a public library. She reflects on the differences she had with the trainer about what libraries provide in terms of social services and benefits in a public space. The daughter of social workers, whose goals of social justice and civic awareness have shaped her personally and professionally, the author compares librarianship with social work, and the confluence of both professions and philosophies.

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Published

2018-03-13

How to Cite

O’Neill, A. (2018). The Business of Libraries. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 23(3), 58–60. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/1663

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Section

Librarians as Helping Professionals