Not just books — Kitchener Public Library puts a social worker on the shelf
KPL’s latest addition lends patrons advice, guidance and a sympathetic ear
“Her placement, which runs three days a week until April, includes training library staff in how to recognize when a library customer may need
help with a bigger issue; outreach with community agencies to help the library figure out how it can best meet the needs of clients such as women staying at a shelter, or homeless men. That work could include helping people sign up for library cards, or even
offering library tours for groups from the House
of Friendship or OneROOF
youth agency, or even organizing pop-up libraries at community agencies.”
Kitchener is located in Ontario and the library website can be found at
www.kpl.org
Shannon
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Shannon White
Library of Michigan
www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan
517.373.9489
Whites29@michigan.gov