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Library trustees ratify $900 state training grant for staff de-escalation course
Summary
The North Las Vegas Library District trustees ratified a $900 Library Services and Technology Act mini grant to cover most of a yearlong staff training program led by national trainer Ryan Dowd focused on de-escalation and serving unhoused and underserved patrons.
Trustees ratified a Library Services and Technology Act mini grant covering $900 of a $1,200, yearlong staff training program aimed at de-escalation and serving underserved patrons.
Forest Lewis, the district’s library director, told trustees the training will be mandatory for library staff and described the program’s focus. "This particular grant that we applied for is a training grant that we're working on that we're going to require all of our library staff to participate in," Lewis said. He identified trainer…
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