Successful School/Public Library Collaboration

 Jack Baur: jbaur@ci.berkeley.ca.us

Jessica Lee: Jessica_Lee@berkeley.k12.ca.us

Successful School/Public Library

Collaboration(How to Make Friends and Take Advantage of People)

Who are we?

Willard Middle School

Definition of Collaboration

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Who is here?

School

Public Librar

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Experienced

Novice

Is it important?

•Promoting Information Literacy

•Lifelong Learning

•A Love of Reading

•Programs (FUN!)

•Entertainment

•Public Reference Desk

•Curriculum

•Teaching

•Supervision

•Visiting is optional

•Requires parent’s permission

•More resources

•Inconvenient location

•Unfamiliar environment

•Visiting is required

•Collection is “age appropriate”

•Resources connected to curriculum

•Convenient location

•Familiar staff and environment

•Books

•Computers

•Shushing people

Patrons

•Students•Staff

•Parents

Benefits for Users (Patrons, Students) 

 More diverse library services in the places they are Additional resources for their education and

entertainment A break in their everyday – makes life exciting! A personal invitation to (and a friendly face in) an

occasionally intimidating place

Regular outreach creates a bridge between the two organizations, offering the user a

seamless transition between their experiences in each environment.

Benefits to Librarians

School Library Standards

1st grade: Identify the services and resources of the public library (1.3e)

 2nd grade: Identify trusted places in the community where students can seek information (e.g., home, school, museums, governmental agencies, public libraries) (1.4a)

6th grade: Use the automated library catalog to locate resources in other libraries and use interlibrary loan, if available (1.3c)

Demonstrate use of outside sources for information gathering (e.g., Web sites of public libraries and colleges, online databases) (1.3f)

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Frequency of Collaboration

Back-to-School Night

Public Librarian

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Flyers

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Banner

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Easy Community Outreach!

Berkeley Public had a 300% increase in participation for its 2010 Teen Summer Reading Program after a year of regular visits to area

middle schools!

Booktalks and Reading Promotion

Craft Projects

Button Making!

Shared Resources

Bring Students to the Public Library

CLASS VISITS: By appointment only. Please call Lisa Maddalena at 648-5760. All ages are welcome!

Author Visits

Sharon

Draper

Rebecca Stead

Book Clubs

Earphone English

State grant pays for materials and hours for a librarian

Pitfalls and Problems

Helpful Tips (Refer to Handout)

 Jack Baur: jbaur@ci.berkeley.ca.us

Jessica Lee: Jessica_Lee@berkeley.k12.ca.us

Hosted by BAYA: Bay Area Young Adult Librarians