List of Contributions

Hi Amanda, This is a great question and a great conversation. I hope more people bring their experiences. I am a social worker but do not do direct service work. I work in administration and am not on the floor. I supervise three peers experiencing homelessness who are meeting with people at our branches. ...

Hello, I am trying to connect with someone from the Seattle Public Library to find out more about opening to customers experiencing homelessness during Covid-19. I am interested in hearing more about this as referenced in the article below. Hoping someone on this group is from SPL. I think the contacts ...

Here at DCPL we use a google doc similar to what Elissa posted. We track much more information like where the person is staying, what kind of referrals we make, and include some notes on the interaction including the customers first name and last initial. This is internal, only for library use and for ...

Hi All, Wanted to pass along this opportunity for a free webinar, Cultivating Protective Factors for Safe Libraries and Resilient Communities. The link is below Thanks, Jean https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/protective-factors-safe-libraries.html?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&amp ...

Hi Jessica, I have created a google form the DCPL Peer Outreach Specialists fill out for every engagement they have with a library customer. I supervise three peers so I use this as a supervision tool and a way to track customer engagements. I am the only person who can see the responses from the form ...

Hi Rebecca, I applied for the session, should it be chosen, to be on Monday, June 24.  Thanks Jean ------------------------------ Jean Badalamenti, MSW Health and Human Services Assistant Manager Service Design and Engagement DC Public Library jean.badalamenti@dc.gov ------------------------------

Good afternoon, I submitted a proposal for a Conversation Starter at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference in June on peer outreach, "Program Models for Peer Navigator Outreach to People Experiencing Homelessness and other Life Challenges".  Peers are people with lived experience who provide a variety of social ...

Good afternoon, The DC Public Library is looking at starting to carry Narcan at some of our branches. I'm looking for information on how/where you store Narcan at the branch so that individuals who are trained to use it can access it when needed. Are individuals who are trained carrying it with them ...