美国图书馆协会（ALA）：2023年美国图书馆状况报告（英文版）（18页）.pdf

1、 AMERICAS LIBRARIES 2023 MOST CHALLENGED BOOKS OF 2022 PAGE 7 A report from Li b r a r ie s adapt a n d innovate i n th e m i d st of r e c or d-b r e a ki n g censorship challenges.The State of AMERICAS LIBRARIES The State of 2023 From the Executive Director Tracie D.Hall This years edition of the

2、State of Americas Libraries fnds libraries literally and fguratively at the epicenter of the dialogue(and debate)about the wellbeing of our communities,the health of our economy,and the state of our democracy as the nation seeks to rebound from the enduring COVID-19 pandemic and recognizes expanding

3、 information and digital access as critical to that recovery.Many libraries and their stafs nationwideschool,public,college and university,special,carceral,and consortialfound themselves contending with reduced funding and stafng,threats to personal safety in the form of bomb scares and to professio

4、nal livelihoods from frings and job losses,and bills threatening to criminally charge librarians or defund libraries altogether for making certain materials available on their shelves or fndable through reference services.Despite these pressures,libraries have proven themselves to be among the most

5、adaptable of public and community-serving institutions.Just as they have faced numerous challenges,they have also found themselves needed in new and profound ways by their constituencies and,in responding to these rising demands,have found a way to innovate hybrid-service delivery models and program

6、s that increasingly seek to get to the root causes of information,education,and socio-economic inequities and create opportunities in those same spaces.Across the country,we have seen an emphasis on mental health and trauma resources,support for people who are neurodivergent or coping with memory lo