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