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91´«Ã½ President Cindy Hohl participated in event with Administration officials and national leaders

WASHINGTON – The White House today recognized the efforts of libraries to save lives from overdose. 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) President Cindy Hohl participated in a discussion of the issue with Administration officials and national leaders.

91´«Ã½ is one of more than 250 organizations and businesses that have made voluntary commitments to the White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose. The Challenge, launched earlier this year, is a nationwide call-to-action to stakeholders across all sectors to increase training on, and access to, life-saving opioid overdose reversal medications like naloxone. 91´«Ã½ – led by its division, the Public Library Association – has developed resources to help libraries respond to the overdose crisis, supported by funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

“I’m proud of the work that libraries are doing to respond to the overdose crisis, along with local partners,” said 91´«Ã½ President Hohl. “I’m grateful that the White House is recognizing this work. And I hope that library workers feel proud of themselves, too. You are making a difference.”

In her remarks, Hohl shared experiences from several libraries, including her home library, the Kansas City, Missouri, Public Library, which offers training to library staff on how to recognize an overdose and how to administer naloxone. She pointed to the need for community partnerships to respond to the crisis, especially with training on handling an overdose, as well as support for library staff.

For more information, see resources from 91´«Ã½ and PLA at ala.org/pla/issues/opioidcrisisresponse .