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Colorado librarians are now front-line crisis workers, managing homeless patrons, mental illness, book-banners

“All of the most challenging problems of our time are happening at the library,” director says

Nick Donkoh, left, a community resources coordinator, talks with Jamar JT Taylor, center, a frequent patron of the library, along with his friend Kristyn Birdsaw, right, in the community technology center at the Denver Public Library's Central Library on Jan. 31, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Nick Donkoh, left, a community resources coordinator, talks with Jamar JT Taylor, center, a frequent patron of the library, along with his friend Kristyn Birdsaw, right, in the community technology center at the Denver Public Library’s Central Library on Jan. 31, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Elizabeth Hernandez in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
By | ehernandez@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Walk into one of metro Denver’s public libraries — among the few spaces where anyone can come inside and exist for free — and you’ll find a microcosm of society’s most pressing issues.
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