my name is leahes guerra the social worker for the sf public library and public health employee and member of the homeless outreach team. being the first full time social worker to be assigned in a library setting. the real challenge i had was this has never been done before for how to be a social worker at the library. my initial challenge was how to serve needs and meet the needs of the homeless ofand indigents at the library and it's a safe place when they don't have a place to go to and many find a place to sleep and rest even though people at the library the homeless are not really enjoyed and mostly the homeless enjoy the programs that are offered such as reading and borrowing movies. the library's goals is to connect the homeless and indigent and basic resources such as food, access to medical care and sometimes abuse can be addressed. the san francisco public library became the first in the nation to have a social worker to address issues from the homeless and anybody that comes in the doors. the program has become so successful in reaching the regular library patients and provides