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The article offers information on the challenges facing library workers, including book banning, bomb threats, and harassment. Topics include the impact of these challenges on public and school libraries, the need to address issues such as compassion fatigue and burnout among librarians, and the concept of vocational awe in librarianship.

The article focuses on mental health in librarian ship as it is important to note that on a grand scale, these conversations are only just beginning to occur. Topics include considered that concepts such as wellness and self-care dominate discussions and activities such as workplace yoga and breathing techniques are commonplace.

The article focuses on librarians and library workers who live with mental illness while providing service and support to patrons and colleagues. Topics discussed include the challenge for librarians and library workers with a mental illness, the LIS Mental Health Week started by Kelly McElroy and Cecily Walker in 2016, and importance of continued conversations about mental health and library work to librarians and library workers.

The article offers information on the U.S. Census Bureau reported in 2019 that 40.7 million Americans—or about 12 percent of the population—have some sort of disability. It discusses that research team set out to explore the accessibility of public library makerspaces; and also found that patrons with disabilities aren't always comfortable asking for help or aren't aware that making such a request is an option.