The Youth Council will provide policy recommendations on education, youth violence, the opioid crisis, juvenile justice, environmental justice, cyberbullying and civic engagement.  It will address issues that are of particular relevance to young women and girls, including sexual assault and harassment, female empowerment, economic opportunity and wage parity.

Fines prevent low-income patrons from using their local library and don’t have much of an effect on return rates, according to a study cited by the American Library Association.