At the Charles County Public Library (CCPL) in Maryland, staff started looking at the opioid crisis through a lens of understanding and empathy to serve their community. Karen Wilson, the Peer Outreach Coordinator at CCPL, shared that learning about ...

Crisis management and planning have become an increasing focus for the staff of libraries, archives, and museums. This illustrative example demonstrates how a remote Alaska library consortium balances connecting the community to information and resou...

As community hubs, libraries can play an important role in promoting public health and wellness initiatives, including food and cooking literacy programs. But eating well involves more than just quality ingredients and culinary chops—joy, creativity,...

On the shores of the Garden State, staff at the Atlantic City Free Public Library (ACFPL) started a program to provide harm reduction resources and support on a range of health-related needs, including opioid misuse. The project was led by Melissa Mc...

Providing the space and resources for a community to find both accurate and timely information is core to public library work. One way that this can be accomplished includes engaging with subject matter experts and partners to offer programming and o...