Library staff highlight harm-reduction practices, reader advisory and outreach from national conference

Jun 12, 2025

A library staff member reported on five conference sessions—harm reduction, bibliotherapy/reader's advisory, reading groups, outreach and libraries as social connectors—and described local steps such as hygiene supplies, sharps containers, and a grant application to establish harm-reduction themed collections across neighboring counties.

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A library staff member who attended a recent national library conference briefed the Sweet Home Public Library Board on five sessions that the staff said were most relevant to local services: harm reduction, bibliotherapy/reader’s advisory, reading groups, outreach and marketing, and libraries and social connections.

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