Hawaii’s Public Libraries “Seek to Help a Growing Portion of their Clientele: The Homeless”
From Hawaii News Now:
Being a librarian isn’t just about helping people find the right book anymore.
And, quipped Hawaii State Library acting director Marya Zoller, “we really don’t do ‘shhhh’ too much.”
But even Zoller wasn’t fully prepared to add “social worker” to her resume. And that’s exactly what’s happened.
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Now the clientele is much more diverse — and so are the challenges.
Across the state, homeless congregate in libraries daily, putting librarians on the front line of some of the most serious social issues facing our community.
Zoller said many of the homeless who come into libraries face a host of challenges, including mental health issues.
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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