New EduBrite Course: A Librarian's Guide to Homelessness

A new optional course in EduBrite called, “A Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness” is now available.

In these cold winter months the Library is a popular spot to escape the freezing temperatures, and as a result, our library staff may interact with more homeless customers than usual. This training course, based on the expertise of Ryan Dowd and www.homelesslibrary.com, is a resource to staff looking for ways to best meet the needs of homeless library customers.

More training courses to meet this training need will be made available in coming months.

Fast Facts About the Course:

• Supervisor approval is required before completing the training.
• Be prepared. This training course will take time - it includes a 38 min video, a 1.5 hr. webinar, and supplemental materials.
• The course must be completed on work time.
• The course contains sound so make sure you have headphones available to you or speakers on your electronic device.
• Closed caption is only available for the YouTube video “A Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness” and not the webinar or free online training. To access the closed caption version of “A Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness”, click the title in the black bar above the video. A new tab should open with the video on YouTube. Click the “CC” button at the bottom right of the video to view closed captions.

Outline of course material:

• A YouTube video by Ryan Dowd – A Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness
• A Webinar – Effective Responses to Homelessness by the Niche Academy
• A FREE Online Course – by the Niche Academy
• Resource documents on how to handle six of the most common challenges
• 2017 Annual Homelessness Report
• Additional information from ALA

To Access the Course:

• Login to EduBrite
• Click the “Course Catalog” on the left-hand side
• Locate the course titled, “A Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness”
• Click, “Enroll” and the course will launch

Please email [email protected] with any questions.