Recommended Reading

Allen, S. G., Clark, L., Coleman, M., Silipigni Connaway, L., Cyr, C., Morgan, K., and Procaccini, M. (2019). Libraries Respond to the Opioid Crisis with Their Communities: Summary Report. Dublin, OH: OCLC. https://doi.org/10.25333/qgrn-hj36. NOTE: see also the WebJunction presentation.

Bechky, A., (2025, Jan. 2). No Questions Asked: public libraries build no-return collections for addiction and mental health support. American Libraries. https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/01/02/no-questions-asked-addiction-mental-health/

Berthoud, E & Elderkin, S. (2013). The Novel Cure. Penguin Books.

Dali, K. (2014). On Bibliotherapy. Novelist RA News (EBSCO).

Dali, K. (2014). On Dangers of Reading.. Novelist RA News (EBSCO).

Deck, T., Sacramento Public Library partners with Harm Reduction Services to support community health.

Dovey, C. Can Reading Make you Happier? New Yorker, June 9, 2015.

Doyle, B., Resources and links: Libraries and social connection,WebJunction.

Grove, C. (2020). Libraries and the substance abuse crisis: Supporting your community. American Library Association.

Minksy, L. & Aron, D. (2021, Feb 23). Are You Doing the SWOT Analysis Backwards? Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2021/02/are-you-doing-the-swot-analysis-backwards?

Moran, C., (n.d.). Libraries and the Opioid Epidemic: How Libraries are Uniquely Positioned to Help, Colorado State Library.

Moyer, J. E. & Mediatore Stover, K. (2010). The Readers’ Advisory Handbook. American Library Association.

Peet, L. (2019, June 11). Mental Wellness. Library Journal. https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/Mental-Wellness

Pierce, J. B. (2010). A Feeling for Books: Therapeutic connections to library practice. American Libraries online, posted 11/22/2010.

Shearer, A., et al., (2025). Supporting Community Mental Health in Libraries: a toolkit for implementing evidence-based approaches. https://stdavidsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Libraries-for-Health-Tookit.pdf

Stringer, H., (2020, April 1). Libraries as Mental Health Hubs. Monitor on Psychology. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/04/libraries-health-hubs

Sturm, B.W. (2003). Reader’s Advisory and Bibliotherapy: Helping or Healing? Journal of Educational Media & Library Sciences, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 171-179.

University of Kansas (2025). Community Tool Box. https://ctb.ku.edu/en

Urban Libraries Unite. Urban Library Trauma Study.  https://urbanlibrariansunite.org/ults/

Ward, J. H. & Allred, N.A.  (2024) The Librarian’s Guide to Bibliotherapy. ALA Editions, 2024.

Williams, R. D. (2022). Vulnerability, boundary management, and providing information services to people experiencing homelessness. Public Library Quarterly 41, no. 5 (2022): 421-438.

Wulfsburg, K. (2025, Jan. 10). What are boundaries? A professional counselor explains. Colorado State University Office of Engagement and Extension. https://engagement.source.colostate.edu/what-are-boundaries-a-professional-counselor-explains/