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Social Work Managers Need to Spend More Time at Their Public Library. Tracy M. Soska, Associate Professor& COSA Chair Paper for the Network of Social Work Management Conference on June 15, 2018 in San Diego, CA tsssw@pitt.edu. The Public Library as the new Settlement House.
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Social Work Managers Need to Spend More Time at Their Public Library Tracy M. Soska, Associate Professor& COSA Chair Paper for the Network of Social Work Management Conference on June 15, 2018 in San Diego, CA tsssw@pitt.edu
Community Centered: 23 Reasons Why Your Library Is the Most Important Place in Town • (American Library Association) • Libraries as • Community Builders • Community Centers for Diverse Populations • Centers for the Arts • the Peoples Universities • Champions of Youth
Library Social Work Innovations • Imbedding a social worker at the library • Training library staff of working with new populations and other populations in need • Outreach and Education programs through local public libraries • Collaborative projects in the community • Libraries as part of human service networks • Social work career orientation • Others?