[Libs-Or] Welcoming refugees & immigrants to your library

[Katie Anderson]

Reposting from the Association of Rural and Small Libraries listserv.

If your community includes refugees from overseas, here is a first step in helping them know that the library is a welcoming place: you can place these 'refugees welcome' stickers by the library's entrance
http://burlesquedesign.com/products/refugees-welcome-sticker-set

Also, for resources to help you serve immigrant and refugee youth [includes resources for of ALL ages], visit YALSA's wiki: http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Serving_Diverse_Teens_@_Your_Library#Serving_Teens_who_are_New_Americans


-Beth


Beth Yoke, CAE
Executive Director
Young Adult Library Services Association
50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611
1.800.545.2433 x4391
fax: 312.280.5276
byoke at ala.org<mailto:byoke at ala.org>
@yalsa_director
Read our report on the future of library services for & with teens www.ala.org/yaforum/project-report<http://www.ala.org/yaforum/project-report>
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