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.