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Libraries and Sanctuary is a practical guide to how libraries and their staff can support ‘new arrivals’ – people who have crossed borders to reach a country, ensuring a supportive, inclusive and welcoming library community.
Libraries and Sanctuary is a practical guide to how libraries and their staff can support new arrivals—people who have crossed borders to reach a country. The book examines the different drivers behind an individual’s move, their need for signposting, and the sorts of barriers faced by new arrivals and people seeking sanctuary.
Readers will discover the background reasons for migration, the global political context of migration, and the likely impacts of both of these. They will also gain an understanding of just how much work libraries have done so far. Learn from practical initiatives, 'what works' examples, and longer case studies. Identify gaps in library provision and find inspiration to start similar initiatives in your own institution.
Drawing on the author’s decades of work in libraries and social exclusion, this is a book for anyone seeking to create an inclusive and welcoming library community.
Series: Libraries and Social Justice
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781783305018
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 November 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Facet Publishing
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 159.0mm
Height: 238.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 222
About the Author
John Vincent has worked in the public sector since the 1960s, primarily for Hertfordshire, Lambeth and Enfield public library services. In 1997, he was invited to become part of the team that produced the UK’s first review of public libraries and social exclusion (from which The Network, which he now coordinates, originated). John runs courses and lectures, writes, produces regular newsletters and ebulletins, and lobbies for greater awareness of the role that libraries, archives,
museums, and the cultural and heritage sector play in contributing to social justice. He is particularly interested in supporting the work that libraries do with young people in care, with LGBTQ+ people, and with people seeking sanctuary and other ‘new arrivals’ to the UK.
Also by John Vincent
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