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Library social worker? New Ypsilanti role handles patrons with ‘life challenges’

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – A new social worker will serve the Ypsilanti community in an unexpected place – the library. A full-time social worker will connect residents to community services at the Ypsilanti District Library. Embedding social workers in libraries has been a growing trend in libraries for nearly 10 years now, according to library Director Lisa Hoenig. “Library visitors come in …