Sharing 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....
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...
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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 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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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...
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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,...
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...
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...
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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 ArticlePartnering 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....
View ArticleEducate Girls and Change the World
“One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world.” Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Young Malala – the girl who survived a brutal...
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Taking the Lead in Helping Kids Become Good Digital Citizens
Digital citizenship. It’s a complex subject that I’ve thought a lot about in recent years- and one that I’ve been figuring out how best to address in my role as a public librarian. For our kids to be...
View ArticlePartnering with Homeless Serving Organizations
Located in an urban area, my library has a large population of people experiencing homelessness. All of the schools in the area are Title 1 funded schools, which also indicates a high level of need for...
View ArticleGetting Ahead with Head Start
Head Start and Early Head Start programs support the comprehensive development of children from birth to age 5, in centers, child care partner locations, and in their own homes. In fact, did you know...
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Back to School Connections
Recently I attended a meet-and-greet at one of our local public libraries. This library is located near one of our elementary schools. Along with my fellow district librarians, I’d been invited to the...
View ArticleWhat’s Next?
For many of us, the beginning of the school year starts a new cycle. Which programs and projects will continue, what changes will we make and do we have the time and staff to make it all happen?...
View ArticleDolly Parton’s Imagination Library
As children’s librarians, we all know the importance of putting books into the hands of young children. Research has shown that with the right exposure to books, paper, crayons and the adults in their...
View ArticleUnited Way-Partnerships that create Partnerships
Have you ever wondered-“Where can I get help with a big initiative in my library? Who would be a partner that can stretch beyond our walls and bring more partners to the table?” We have found this...
View ArticleResources from Local, State and National Organizations to Make Your National...
All across the country in classrooms and libraries National Poetry Month is celebrated during the month of April each year. We’re all familiar with highlighting poems in our storytimes and school aged...
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April is Autism Awareness Month – Partner Up to Reach Families in Your Community
“74/365 – autism awareness” by Becky Wetherington is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Why not make this April your chance to reach out to the families in your community who are affected by autism? Anything you...
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