Australian Public Libraries

The Social Work in Libraries - Facilitating Industry Engagement project brings together public libraries that are passionate about bringing social work services to their local communities.

Benefits

In response to your interest in hosting a social work student, we will help you:

  • identify a suitable social work student and a work placement task plan to suit your local community needs
  • Initiate, facilitate and evaluate community projects at micro, macro and meso levels
  • Initiate, facilitate and evaluate research projects
  • promote your community projects through our website
  • access free online webinars on the Social Work in Libraries theme
  • access the latest national and international research on Social Work in Libraries
  • access support from our dedicated Social Work Workplace Learning staff.

Cost

It is free to register your interest in hosting a social work student work placement.

Social Work in Libraries (SWiL) Handbook

This Handbook provides essential information for social work  students and social work supervisors in relation to what a social work placement looks like in a public library setting.