- As the welfare state decays, public libraries become sites of social trauma
https://www.salon.com/2019/10/06/as-the-welfare-state-decays-public-libraries-become-sites-of-social-trauma/
With no commons anymore, many homeless and struggling people find refuge at public libraries. (6 October 2019) - Movie, panel focuses on homelessness and libraries
https://www.nelsonstar.com/community/movie-panel-focuses-on-homelessness-and-libraries/
On a bitterly cold night a large group of homeless men decide they’re not going to leave the public library at closing time. It hasn’t happened — but it could.That scenario is the subject of The Public, a new film written by and starring Emelio Estevez. (27 Sep 2019) - “Libraries Have Become De Facto Homeless Shelters”: Emilio Estevez on His New Movie, “The Public”
https://www.motherjones.com/media/2019/04/emilio-estevez-public-movie-libraries-homelessness/
The filmmaker discusses the timely drama and ethical battle lines drawn at libraries nationwide during a special screening and panel with Mother Jones editor-in-chief Clara Jeffery. (10 April 2019) - Downers Grove Library focuses on homelessness during October events
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/10/01/downers-grove-library-focuses-on-homelessness-during-october-events/atb3zrm/
With homelessness a concern across DuPage county, the Downers Grove Public Library will host events throughout October to promote awareness of the issue locally and give residents ways to help. (3 October 2019) - Janesville library considers staffing social worker to help homeless
https://wkow.com/news/2019/09/10/janesville-library-considers-staffing-social-worker-to-help-homeless/
Libraries continue to be a place of refuge for those seeking shelter and protection for a wide variety of things ranging from mental health issues to homelessness. In recent years, staffing social workers to help those in need has become a new effort embraced widely by library system across the country. (10 Sep 2019) - Edendale Branch Public Library marks one-year anniversary of providing services for homeless community
https://abc7.com/community-events/edendale-branch-public-library-marks-one-year-of-services-for-homeless-community/5556782/
The Edendale Branch Public Library in Echo Park celebrated their one-year anniversary of 'The Source'. "The Source essentially is a one-stop-shop of services for folks that are experiencing homelessness or low income in the community," said Librarian Angi Brzycki. (23 Sep 2019) - Local library breaks down barriers
https://www.spectatornews.com/campus-news/2019/09/18/local-library-breaks-down-barriers/
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library now to offer social services to help the homeless. (18 Sep 2019) - ‘If I can do it, so can you’: At D.C. libraries, the formerly homeless help those currently struggling
https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/2019/08/29/if-i-can-do-it-so-can-you-dc-libraries-formerly-homeless-help-those-currently-struggling/
On a recent Wednesday, Renee Hines sat at a table in D.C.’s Northwest One Library near Mount Vernon Triangle, ready to greet people experiencing homelessness who had lined up to see her. (29 Aug 2019) - As tech changes homelessness, libraries roll with the punches
https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/31/as-tech-changes-homelessness-libraries-roll-with-the-punches/
The warmth and quiet of the library have ever been a draw for those suffering from homelessness, but the past decade has piled more responsibilities on the shoulders of these institutions. The digital resources they provide are more important than ever for the homeless, but libraries have warily embraced their new role. (31 July 2019) - Keep Library Workers Safe
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2019/04/23/keep-library-workers-safe/
My wife was killed at the library where she worked. We can take measures to prevent acts of violence in our libraries. (23 April 2019) - Suspect in homicide of Fort Myers Beach library director found incompetent to stand trial
https://www.news-press.com/story/news/crime/2019/09/18/fort-myers-beach-library-director-homicide-suspect-adam-soules-found-incompetent/2364919001/
A homeless man accused of killing a Fort Myers Beach librarian will spend the next few months in a mental health treatment facility. (18 Sep 2019) - Disorder in the Stacks: Homeless services put an increasing burden on the New York Public Library
https://www.city-journal.org/homelessness-ny-public-libraries
Every morning before 10 AM, when “SIBL” opens, a small crowd of men gathers outside the door, many carrying their personal items in plastic bags and wearing dirty and mismatched clothes. (Spring 2019)
