St. Louis American

Meet a social worker at the library

St. Louis County Library (SCLC) is the first library system in the St. Louis region to offer social workers. SLCL launched the Community Resource Initiative in partnership with the St. Louis County ...
WSPA

Why Union County Library System hired a social worker

UNION COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – The Union County Library System’s annual operating budget for its four branches is around $700,000, according to Executive Library Director Taylor Atkinson. About $70,000 ...
WGHP

High Point Public Library social worker, peer support specialist connect people to mental health services

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — It’s been just ...
The Conversation

Program at Hamilton Public Library shows how libraries can expand the social services they provide

Nicole Dalmer receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Bridget Marsdin and Leora Sas van der Linden do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive ...
The New York Times

Librarians Face a Crisis of Violence and Abuse

As libraries become public stages for social problems — homelessness, drug use, mental health — the people who work there are burning out. By Christina Caron On social media, Mychal Threets was ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Salt Lake City downtown library’s new social worker has already helped thousands

A public library is one of the last few free places a person can go, and that means they often attract people who can’t afford to go anywhere else. That doesn’t mean libraries are always best equipped ...