Addressing the Needs of the Homeless: A San José Library Partnership Approach

Authors

Lydia N. Collins, San Jose State University
Francis E. Howard, San Jose State UniversityFollow
Angie Miraflor, San Jose Public Library

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Publication Title

The Reference Librarian

Volume

50

Issue Number

1

First Page

109

Last Page

116

DOI

10.1080/02763870802546472

Keywords

homeless, library services, joint library, joint library services

Disciplines

Inequality and Stratification | Library and Information Science | Politics and Social Change

Abstract

Describes an urban joint-use library's approaches to library programs for homeless children, teens, and adults as well as agencies the library could partner with. Proposes that libraries put more effort into reaching out to the homeless community instead of assuming the normal expectation that people will come to the library.

Comments

This is an Author's Original Manuscript of an Article submitted to The Reference Librarian available online at http://www.tandfonline.com. doi: doi:10.1080/02763870802546472.

Recommended Citation

Lydia N. Collins, Francis E. Howard, and Angie Miraflor. "Addressing the Needs of the Homeless: A San José Library Partnership Approach" The Reference Librarian (2009): 109-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763870802546472