Order the first-ever book on library-social work collaboration: Buy direct from Libraries Unlimited Request from your local library Already have the book? Here are the online resources. Endorsements from leaders in the field: "Whole Person Librarianship highlights the strengths of social work and librarianship, demonstrating how these approaches can be used in tandem to produce effective… Continue reading WPL Book Now Available!
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WPL Podcast with Public Libraries Magazine
Listen to the Whole Person Librarianship podcast with Public Libraries magazine, then check out some of their other awesome sessions for interviews with library social workers.
Public Libraries Online Blog Post from Leah Esguerra
Leah Esguerra, the first ever library social worker at San Francisco Public Library, wrote about her experiences for PL Online. Check it out: Providing Social Service Resources in a Library Setting » Public Libraries Online
Book Recommendation: Trauma Stewardship
This is a guest post from Elissa Hardy, LCSW, social worker at Denver Public Library. In 2012, I was handed a book by my supervisor that would change my life. I had worked in homeless services for seven years at the time, and I was burnt out, I was exhausted, and I was traumatized. I… Continue reading Book Recommendation: Trauma Stewardship
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Public Libraries Online Podcast: Social Workers in Public Libraries with Denver’s Elissa Hardy
Public Libraries Online talks with Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Community Resource Manager at the Denver Public Library, Elissa Hardy about the emerging trend of employing social workers in public libraries, serving persons experiencing homelessness at the library, making the library and inclusive space, training library staff, and related issues. Source: New Podcast! Social Workers… Continue reading Public Libraries Online Podcast: Social Workers in Public Libraries with Denver’s Elissa Hardy
