Spotlight on Social Work Student Fellows 2024-2025, Part 3

TK –Katrina Mink, BSW/MSW, Social Work in Libraries Program Coordinator Maya Fray-Witzer, Penn Hills Library What was your educational and work background prior to your placement? Prior to working with the Penn Hills Library, I obtained my BA in Psychology from Middlebury College. After graduating, I went on to work across two UPMC sleep labs, […]

Spotlight on Social Work Student Fellows 2024-2025, Part 2

tk –Katrina Mink, BSW/MSW, Social Work in Libraries Program Coordinator Elizabeth Jade Johnson, Baldwin Borough Public Library What was your educational and work background prior to your placement? My BA is in Social Justice from Hamline University. It is an interdisciplinary program and – in addition to community organizing, critical theory, philosophy, law and more […]

Spotlight on Social Work Student Fellows 2024-2025, Part 4

TK –Katrina Mink, BSW/MSW, Social Work in Libraries Program Coordinator Sam Tarolli, CLP – Knoxville What was your educational and work background prior to your placement? Currently, I am working towards my BASW as well as an Urban Studies Bachelors degree. I have had experience working with youth at my hometown local library, as well […]

Spotlight on Social Work Student Fellows 2024-2025, Part 1

Between summer and fall, ACLA Community Support Services has welcomed its largest cohort ever to the Social Work in Libraries Fellowship, with 20 social work students and 1 student specializing in both library science and social work! This summer, fellows engaged in research and planning toward long-term education and food security projects, organized a highly […]