Episode 133B: Dakota Hommes
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The Problem With Public Libraries and Library Workers
I don't know that I will want to work at a public library, again, at least not in such a public facing position. But yeah, I love libraries. And so do my coworkers. I think we formed a union out of a love for the library and wanting it to be better for us and for patrons. Library workers aren't given the training to deal with all those things. None of my library science classes are about how to deal with someone who's having a mental health episode. We don't have a social worker on staff. So if we can't handle it, it gets passed off to our security who is a police officer who's stationed at our library every day.
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