Public libraries in the lives of people experiencing homelessness

生活在没有安全住房的澳大利亚人的数量每年都在增加。这个社区越来越多地向我们的公共图书馆伸出援手，寻求庇护，与他人建立联系，并获得资源和服务。尽管有这种关系，但没有公共政策来指导图书馆支持这个社区或与住房中介机构合作。利用与无家可归者社区、公共图书馆工作人员和用户以及住房机构的参与设计过程，该研究建立了理论框架和公共政策基础，以支持公共图书馆服务、资源和环境的设计，以满足澳大利亚无家可归者社区在我们的城市、地区和偏远背景下的需求。

The number of Australians living without secure housing grows every year. Increasingly this community is reaching out to our public libraries for shelter, connection to others and access to resources and services. Despite this relationship, there are no public policies to guide libraries in supporting this community or in partnering with housing agencies. Using a process of particpatory design with the homeless community, public library staff and users, and housing agencies, the research builds theoretical frameworks and public policy foundations to support the design of public library services, resources and environments that will meet the needs of the Australian homeless community in our urban, regional and remote contexts.