Partnering Through StoryWalks®
Looking for a project to generate new partnerships? How about a StoryWalk®? These deconstructed picture books, assembled page by page, onto signs along walking paths are ideal outreach activities....
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Create New Community Partnerships With A Volunteer Fair
Later this spring our library will be hosting its first ever Volunteer Fair. We are so excited for this event as it brings value to the community and lays the foundation for new partnerships with many...
View ArticleFood in the Library? An interview with Amanda Courie about Summer Food Programs
Over the past few years, there has been a growing awareness in public libraries that children within their service areas may not be getting enough to eat during the summer months when school breakfasts...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time…
Once upon a time… a children‘s librarian set out to make the perfect early literacy program. She made sure the activities would keep the young children engaged while still providing Every Child Ready...
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Join the PTA and Celebrate Outreach!
If your library attended any outreach events at Back to School nights, or you have a school age child, you are probably hearing a lot about joining your local Parent Teacher Organizations. However,...
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Welcome Neighbor: Block Parties and Public Libraries
The City Library in Salt Lake City works with local organizations like the National History Museum of Utah and Hogle Zoo. One unique partnership, however, has City Library going “back to college” with...
View ArticleCollaborate with Local Organizations In The New Sharing Economy
Public libraries have been successfully demonstrating the benefits of a sharing economy way before businesses like Uber and Airbnb were on the scene. As pioneers of this operating model, libraries have...
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Partnerships and Trust: A Perfect Pair
Working on the SPELL (Supporting Parents in Early Literacy through Libraries) project at the Denver Public Library, we had lots of partners and learned how to make partnerships effective. Here’s a...
View Article“Doing Good Together”, Family Service Fairs and Community Partnerships
Thanks to Tami Lee, one of my fabulous colleagues at Ramsey County Library in Saint Paul, Minnesota, I recently learned about a national nonprofit called, “Doing Good Together” whose mission dovetails...
View ArticleSharing a Love of Reading – Prime Time Family Reading
Prime Time Family is a national family engagement program designed to build a love of reading. In 2012 the program was brought to Washington State by Humanities Washington’s Family Reading program....
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