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Closer Collaborations
Public and School Libraries as Natural Outreach Partnersan interactive workshop
Carrie Rogers-Whitehead & Heather NovotnySalt Lake County Library Services
Session Roadmap• Introduction & Context• Discuss Barriers to Successful Outreach
Partnerships• Formulate Solutions• Develop Action Plans• Present Action Plans• Questions & Discussion
Salt Lake County Library Services
Population served: 783,000
4.5 Million Visitors
Over 15 million items circulated
18 Neighborhood Libraries
Other Services:
• Metro and Oxbow
County Jails
• South Main Clinic
• Alta Reading Room
We Serve Three School Districts
Jordan School District
55 Schools, 51,865 students
Granite School District:
91 schools, 67,600 students
Canyons School District
49 schools, 33,000 students
What’s Been Done
Barrier: Access
Solution:
Meet & Greet Events
Outcomes:
+14% events
+173% attendance
“These are the contacts
we’ve struggled to make”
Barriers
Solutions
Action Plans
Questions & DiscussionCarrie Rogers-Whitehead, Senior Librarian for Teen Services
crwhitehead@slcolibrary.org Heather Novotny, Senior Librarian for Children’s Programming & Outreach
hnovotny@slcolibrary.org Salt Lake County Library Services
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