Thursday, May 2, 2019
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Volume 22, Number 11
Library staff will receive training to help homeless
BERLIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM
By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen
Staff at local libraries will receive training from a social worker on how to help patrons who are homeless or suffer from mental illnesses. Berlin-Peck Memorial Library Director Helen Malinka said libraries have become a haven for people experiencing difficulties and facilities provide warmth as well as books and access to the internet. The part-time worker who will train staff will rotate between the Berlin, Plainville and New Britain municipal libraries, visiting once a week. The worker, who will also be available to staff by phone, is being provided by the behavioral health program at the Hospital of Central Connecticut and is being paid for by a grant split between the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain, which contributed $11,228, and the Main Street Community Foundation, which gave $2,500.
A new Berlin Historical Society Museum display details the life of local World War II veteran Alphonse Photos by Jack Carroll, Special to The Citizen Pegolo.
Museum opening had military theme By Jack Carroll Special to The Citizen
“This is a way for Hartford HealthCare and the libraries to work together to improve health and quality of life in the communities that we serve,” said Shawn Mawhiney, director of communications for Hartford HealthCare. See Library, A5
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