WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - A new social worker will serve the Ypsilanti community in an unexpected place – the library. A full-time social worker will connect residents to community services at the ...

Yanna McGraw works at the Central Library in downtown Indianapolis. A big part of her job is building relationships with visitors and helping answer their questions. But the information she provides ...

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 ...

Libraries are synonymous with books, free WiFi, and now, in some branches, social workers. Tyler Guminski, a 22-year-old Ohio State University social worker graduate student, regularly helps people at ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — St. Louis County Library is introducing social workers to five of its branches, a move it says will help remove barriers to social service access. The program, part of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... An average day for Rosalie Rodriguez can involve organizing a craft activity for 3-year-olds while compiling book recommendations for a picky teen. A parent ...

Editor's Note: This story originally published on August 2, 2023. The Milwaukee Public Library has been nominated for a prestigious Peabody Award for the MPL's use of social media. In the throes of ...