Watch the webinar I participated in on Tuesday, July 27, 2020, with fellow Libraries Unlimited authors Kristin Grabarek, Noah Lenstra, and Nick Tanzi, moderated by our editor, Jessica Gribble. Direct link: https://youtu.be/zQEU7nmYKUw https://youtu.be/zQEU7nmYKUw
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Libraries that are nailing this COVID-19 thing
Libraries Are Nailing It This list was assembled by Sara Zettervall over the weekend, so it is by no means comprehensive. It focuses on library system responses. Ongoing public Facebook thread at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ALAthinkTANK/permalink/3685261464879980/ For more information from individuals in libraries (more locations than what’s here!) and also library systems around the world (quite literally--Germany, Lithuania,… Continue reading Libraries that are nailing this COVID-19 thing
WPL Book Now Available!
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!
Protected: LOEX 2019 Resources
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Protected: Resources for NC RNRC Workshops
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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