New Hanover County Public Library has had a social worker on staff now for about 2 and a half years and she partners with UNC Wilmington's School of Social Work on internship opportunities for students here at the library. LaCretia Keith is the library's Social Services Program Manager working full-time, directly with our patrons and with the interns to provide a variety of services assisting patrons with housing, food, employment, mental health issues and so much more. She's even been known to hold babies while their mother fills out a job application. She's launched successful library programs with the intellectually and developmentally delayed population and the aging in the community. We knew we needed a social worker on staff for years. Having her on board here has been a great blessing to library staff and the communities we serve.
New Hanover County Public Library has had a social worker on staff now for about 2 and a half years and she partners with UNC Wilmington's School of Social Work on internship opportunities for students here at the library. LaCretia Keith is the library's Social Services Program Manager working full-time, directly with our patrons and with the interns to provide a variety of services assisting patrons with housing, food, employment, mental health issues and so much more. She's even been known to hold babies while their mother fills out a job application. She's launched successful library programs with the intellectually and developmentally delayed population and the aging in the community. We knew we needed a social worker on staff for years. Having her on board here has been a great blessing to library staff and the communities we serve.