Research

Recommended Recent Library-Related Publications

Ndumu, A. (ed.). Borders & Belonging: Critical Examinations of Library Approaches Toward Immigrants. Library Juice Press, 2021.

Ndumu, A., Villagran, M. A., Sandoval-Sall, V., Grunberg, K., Tadena, L., Santillan, R., & Bromir, N. Y. (2023). Integrating Immigrants into the US LIS Profession: Findings from a Pilot Collaborative Project.

Careers in Libraries for Immigrants (CILI)

Branyon A. P. (2017). “A home for me when I am so far from home”: Perceptions of libraries by immigrant mothers in language acquisition and cultural acclimation. Public Library Quarterly, 36(3), 185–198.

Johnston J., Audunson R. (2019). Supporting immigrants’ political integration through discussion and debate in public libraries. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 51(1), 228–242.

Grossman, S., Agosto, D. E., Winston, M., Epstein, R. N. E., Cannuscio, C. C., Martinez-Donate, A., & Klassen, A. C. (2022). How public libraries help immigrants adjust to life in a new country: a review of the literature. Health Promotion Practice, 23(5), 804-816.

Related Reports

Beyond A Border Solution: How to Build a Humanitarian Protection System That Won’t Break

Immigrants’ Eligibility for U.S. Public Benefits: A Primer

Library Services for Immigrants: A Report on Current Practices

Migration at the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Challenge Decades in the Making

Outmatched: The U.S. Asylum System Faces Record Demands

Navigating the Immigration System: Legal Service Providers Share Their Experience Assisting Afghan Evacuees