Grand Prairie Library hires a social worker to help residents: ‘Our job is more than just offering books’
“At the library, we see such a wide variety of people with so many different needs,” says supervisor of programs Caitlin Milligan.
A small water tower stands at the Market Square on Main St. in downtown Grand Prairie. The city s library recently hired a social worker to help residents with various needs.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)
Grand Prairie’s libraries are not just about books and free computer time.
The library system recently made a first-in-its-history hire: a social worker who will help people get the help they need, something particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic.