Libraries Must Be Safe to Thrive

Libraries Must Be Safe to Thrive

Third spaces are essential in today’s age of social isolation. Many of our nation’s public libraries have been transforming how they engage and serve the needs of their communities and have become critically central and natural third spaces for many. However, for libraries to function as spaces of gathering and socialization outside the home and work, they must be safe and inclusive spaces for the public to gather. Unfortunately, this message wa…