Working with New Arrivals in Public LibrariesA CILIP Training Session for Staff Working in Public LibrariesOnline, Half-Day Course
18 April 2023 10am-1pm
The session will look at the issue of people seeking sanctuary to the UK and deepen delegates’ understanding by reflecting on issues that affect the day-to-day lives of new arrivals. It will look at what it means to become a City of Sanctuary and a Library of Sanctuary. The session will consider what barriers new arrivals can face in accessing and using library services, what libraries are already doing to offer a welcome and what else could be developed.
| 10.00 | Welcome and introductions(5 min) | | 10.05 | Overview - who are new arrivals to the UK?Presentation (25 min)
| | 10.30 | Break out room activity: What kinds of barriers do people seeking sanctuary face?
(15 min) | | 10.45 | Feedback and discussion on barriers
(15 min) | | 11.00 | Refreshment Break(15 min) | | 11.15 | Libraries’ responses – then and nowPresentation (15 min)
| | 11.30 | Introduction to Cities of Sanctuary and Libraries of Sanctuary and Refugee Week Presentation
(10 min) | | 11.40 | Breakout room activity: (15 min) | | 11.55 | Feedback and discussion on what we are already doing (15 min)
| | 12.10 | How can we improve our library provision?
Short-term and Longer-term and what are the barriers? Presentation (15 min) | | 12.25 | How can we keep up-to-date?Presentation (15 min) | | 12.40 | Conclusions, takeaways and sharing followed by final questions(20 min) | | 13.00 | Close |
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