Homeless at the S.F. Public LIbrary

Lisa Dusenbery bio ↓ · January 19th, 2012 · filed under Other

“What started as a tough situation – staff members worried about people washing up in the bathrooms, or acting badly – turned into an opportunity. The library, which has always thought of itself as a resource, found it had nothing to offer people who came in asking for help finding housing or places to sleep. The city’s solution? Bring in a social worker assigned to deal with the needs of homeless people.”

This KALW radio story explores how homeless people find help at the San Francisco Public Library. Rumpus artist Wendy MacNaughton also took on the topic in this comic from last year.

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Lisa Dusenbery is the assistant editor at The Rumpus. Besides writing, her interests include dancing, practicing winking, and the smell of basements. She is a recent convert to San Francisco, CA. More from this author →

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