From PBS, article presents examples of active partnerships between public libraries and social workers. Focused on issues concerning homelessness. Video of news story available through link. Published in 2015.

From the professional magazine publication The New Social Worker which presents a viewpoint of social workers being employed in public libraries. References social workers experiences and the connection between the professions.

News article from Atlanta Journal-Constitution profiling a graduate student in a social work program who is employed by the Gwinnett County Library system. The social worker explains her experiences and the benefits she has seen for community members. Published in 2021.

Interview from the Denver Post with the library social worker and what their hopes are for the future. Published in 2015.
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From the Washington Post sharing experiences of a library social worker from DC working with patrons and those experiencing homelessness. Published in 2014.

Republished from Ashland Daily Tidings on Yahoo News. Discusses appointment of social worker in Jackson County libraries in Oregon. Published in 2021.

From Chicago, the Medill reports from Northwestern University explains how the social worker program came to be and how it operates. Published in 2019.

Archived news article from the San Francisco Chronicle that gives examples of patron experiences in the library using social worker services. Published in 2010.

News article from the Ottawa Citizen describing changes to the Ottawa Public Library in Canada. Under section labeled "Socially-engaged libraries" they discuss the library's use of social worker. Published in 2019.

GBH discusses social workers hired in Massachusetts libraries and the benefits of having social workers int the library and some of their limitations. Published July 2024.

This article from the University of Missouri details the role of a MSW student working as a full time social worker for the Daniel Boone Regional Library in Missouri. The article also highlights the necessary contribution social workers make in public libraries. Published in April 2025.

A New York Times article about the challenges that occur within public libraries. This article includes interviews with librarians across the country and Lauren Comito, executive director of Urban Librarians Unite on the current climate of public libraries. Published in October 2024. (Access provided from our New York Times database.)

This article published by NPR goes into the role social workers provided in the Indianapolis Public Library. There is also some discussion on the ever evolving role of librarians working in public libraries. Published January 2022.

An article outlining the new needs of public library patrons in Massachusetts and the value social workers add to the library. Published in August 2024.

An article on the new collaboration between the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan and the Ypsilanti Public Library system for their new internship program. Published in December 2024.

An article discussing an award that the Orillia Public Library received for their pilot program for having a social services worker at the library. The article discusses the award and the positive impact the role has on the library. Published in February 2025.