Course Information
| Session |
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| Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Addressing Patron-Perpetrated Sexual Harassment in Public Libraries
$250.00
Dates: March 2 - March 29Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
Patron-perpetrated sexual harassment (PPSH), or third-party sexual harassment, is an all too common experience for many front-end library workers. In fact, a 2024 survey conducted by Benjes-Small et al. found that 89.3% of library worker respondents reported experiencing at least one sexually harassing behavior in the workplace. Given the pervasive nature of PPSH, it is essential that libraries are properly fortified to effectively prevent and address this problem.
This course will provide library leaders and stakeholders with the tools necessary to combat PPSH, prevent workplace abuse, and encourage a safe and productive work environment.
Course objectives:
-Compare differing definitions of sexual harassment
– Recognize the short- and long-term impacts of PPSH on workplace culture
– Identify practical approaches to providing immediate and ongoing to staff support after incidents of PPSH
– Evaluate various tools for policy writing and enforcement
This course is ideal for administrative and supervisory library staff serving in public libraries.
Course Description
Patron-perpetrated sexual harassment (PPSH), or third-party sexual harassment, is an all too common experience for many front-end library workers. In fact, a 2024 survey conducted by Benjes-Small et al. found that 89.3% of library worker respondents reported experiencing at least one sexually harassing behavior in the workplace. Given the pervasive nature of PPSH, it is essential that libraries are properly fortified to effectively prevent and address this problem.
This course will provide library leaders and stakeholders with the tools necessary to combat PPSH, prevent workplace abuse, and encourage a safe and productive work environment.
Course objectives:
-Compare differing definitions of sexual harassment
– Recognize the short- and long-term impacts of PPSH on workplace culture
– Identify practical approaches to providing immediate and ongoing to staff support after incidents of PPSH
– Evaluate various tools for policy writing and enforcement
This course is ideal for administrative and supervisory library staff serving in public libraries.
Olivia Radbill
Olivia Radbill (she/her) is a Los Angeles-based librarian and archivist. She currently serves as the Adult Services/Local History Librarian at the South Pasadena Public Library and teaches at Pasadena City College and Louisiana State University. She has extensive experience in volunteer coordination, programming, public libraries, academic reference, grant writing, collection management, and archival work. In 2024, Radbill was the runner-up for the American Library Association (ALA) Justin Winsor Library History Essay Award for her article, Settler Narratives: Colonial Genocide, Westward Expansion, the Gendering of Librarianship, and the Appointment of City Librarian Nellie Keith, later published in the Journal of Radical Librarianship.
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