Services for the Poor and Homeless

Blogs/Websites to Watch

• Hunger, Homelessness & Poverty Task Force includes resouces on library services to poor people
• ALA's Library Services for the Poor Policy (link corrected February 18, 2009)

Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out

• Library Services to Day Laborers: Relevant sources for folks interested in learning more about day laborers and in crafting library services for them

• Library Service Planning for Socially Excluded : Resource for library staff to begin working collaboratively with socially excluded communities to articulate and respond to their service wants and needs. The Community-Led Toolkit introduces staff to community-led service planning.