Social work interns help patrons navigate homelessness, healthcare, and aid access. Libraries offer real-world training for students tackling systemic social service gaps. Program expansion signals ...

Nate Nicholson spends a lot of time at the Boston Public Library. He browses the internet on computers and flips through books. It’s also a place to stay warm in the winter and cool during the summer.

As libraries become public stages for social problems — homelessness, drug use, mental health — the people who work there are burning out. By Christina Caron On social media, Mychal Threets was ...

A public library is one of the last few free places a person can go, and that means they often attract people who can’t afford to go anywhere else. That doesn’t mean libraries are always best equipped ...

Liz Cinquino, director of student services and advising, has been making quilts for more than 20 years. Her favorite ones will go on display in the Social Work Library in March.