Public libraries, long a daytime sanctuary for homeless people, increasingly are offering services targeted to them.
“The broader mission of the library is a very welcoming one,” says Jane Salisbury, supervisor of library outreach services at Multnomah County Library in Portland, Ore.
Libraries are shelters from cold and heat, she says, but homeless people also go there because “people are there to serve them.”
Services vary, and The USA Today has a list.
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