Please join us at the ALA Annual Conference for a PLA-sponsored panel! Whole Person Librarianship: Libraries and Social Workers in Collaboration Sunday, June 25, 2017 1:00-2:30pm McCormick Place, W178a Since San Francisco Public Library became the first in the world to hire a full-time social worker in 2007, the interest in library-social work collaboration has… Continue reading Panel at ALA on Whole Person Librarianship
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Whole Person Librarianship webinar available on Webjunction
The webinar Mary and I presented in March is available as an archived recording with activities and additional resources: Whole Person Librarianship: Fostering Empathy in Challenging Times Also, thanks to everyone who completed our survey! The response rate was even better than we hoped. If you indicated interest in further involvement or communication, we'll be… Continue reading Whole Person Librarianship webinar available on Webjunction
Take our survey! on library-social work collaboration
Help us help you! Please complete this survey for our forthcoming book by Saturday, April 15, 2017: https://tinyurl.com/survey-wpl Completing this survey will: Tell us what librarians and social workers already know (or don't know) about library-social work collaboration, so we can shape the content of the book to your needs. Give you a frame for self-assessment: your… Continue reading Take our survey! on library-social work collaboration
Google Map of WPL Libraries
Here's a Google Map with libraries that engage in library-social work collaboration at a variety of levels. Who did I miss? Email me or comment below with the library name and what they're doing (or, even better, a news link if it exists), and I'll add to the map.
Whole Person Librarianship Webinar on WebJunction
Whole Person Librarianship: Fostering Empathy in Challenging Times Tuesday, March 28, 2017 2:00-3:00pm Central Time Register for free Libraries are among the few public spaces that feel safe and welcoming to everyone in our current political landscape. As librarians striving to provide equitable service, we are challenged to meet the needs of patrons whose life experiences… Continue reading Whole Person Librarianship Webinar on WebJunction
WPL: The Book! and more
First, the big news: Mary Nienow and I signed a contract late last year to write a book on Whole Person Librarianship for Libraries Unlimited. This is going to be a long and fruitful journey over the next two years - and we need your help to make it the best it can be. Later… Continue reading WPL: The Book! and more
Social Work for Librarians: Cultural Humility
One of the foundational concepts of social work is "cultural humility." Cultural humility builds on the belief that each person is an expert on his/her/their life and recognizes that our cultural experiences shape how we view the world. We each exist at the intersection of various cultural spheres, and we make assumptions about how the… Continue reading Social Work for Librarians: Cultural Humility
Libraries and the Election: A Whole Person Response
I just finished reading this post from R. David Lankes, best known as the author of The Atlas of New Librarianship, and this related post from Anthony Molaro. Both men are professors of library and information science, and both call for action from knowledge professionals in response to this week's election. Lankes focuses on the… Continue reading Libraries and the Election: A Whole Person Response
Social Work and the Limited Scope of iSchool Research
...until LIS educators teach library reading and library as place in their professional programs at the core level, and until LIS researchers ask questions about what users learn from their interaction with libraries and determine how that learning fits into their everyday lives, both are addressing only a fraction of what libraries actually do for… Continue reading Social Work and the Limited Scope of iSchool Research
Social Work MOOC Update
One thing I realized when I wrote up my reflections on the first module of this edX/University of Michigan Social Work MOOC is that one blog post per module might not be the way to go. In theory, I like the idea of some of us taking the MOOC together and then commenting on it. In practice,… Continue reading Social Work MOOC Update
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