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HELP! I’M A NEW OUTREACH LIBRARIAN!Now what?
WELCOME!I’M SARAH HAMMERSHAIMBLibrarian. Educator. Reader. Dreamer.Passionate about connecting people
You can find me at: @[email protected]
ABOUT ME
SOME OF MY FAVORITE THINGS...
AGENDA
○Introduction○My experiences○Resources and tips○Questions○Networking opportunity
IMAGINE OUTREACH
What images come to mind when you think about outreach?
WHAT ABOUT THESE IMAGES?
How might they represent outreach?
MY STORY
West Chicago Public Library District
REALITY
○Small library○Small department ○Limited budget○Must get creative!
THE WCPLD BOOKMOBILE
OUTREACH IN PRACTICE
FACILITY ONEAssisted Living Community
FACILITY TWOLong Term Mental Health Care
FACILITY THREESenior Apartments
TIPS AND IDEAS
READREADREAD
Sources○Online: Websites, Journals, Google topic
○ALA Toolkits○Books○Research Programs
Read
Read, Read, Read
Read, Read, Read, Read, Read
JOIN GROUPSLocal and Not-so-Local
Ideas/ExamplesB’Long
Ideas/Examples
Rails:Dementia
LOOK INSIDE YOUR LIBRARY
Additional Inspiration
ENGAGE THE NETWORK
Strategies
○Reach out to and learn from exemplars
○Follow people on Twitter○Contact people doing this work that come across your path
TAKE RISKS
“There is freedom waiting for youOn the breezes of the sky,And you ask, “What if I fail?”Oh, but my darlingWhat if you fly?
Hanson, Erin. “There is freedom waiting for you.” the poetic underground, http://thepoeticunderground.com/post/85456372695/there-is-freedom-waiting-for-you-on-the-breezes-of . Accessed on 14 October 2016.
Failure helps us grow
ANY QUESTIONS?
TIME FOR NETWORKING
Questions to ask each otherDescribe your library and outreach program
Where do you find ideas for outreach?
What has/hasn’t worked for your population?
Visit https://goo.gl/a4DZBM to submit your contact info
ADDITIONALRESOURCES
Helpful StuffABOSIGARDRAILS
Library Intro Presentation ExampleReading and AV SurveyProgramming Interest SurveySlides and Networking Form
THANKS!More questions?You can contact me and find presentation resources at:@[email protected]
CREDITSSpecial thanks to all the people who made these resources available: ○ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival○ Photographs by Photos for Class
Much gratitude to my amazing and supportive co-workers at the West Chicago Public Library District, and those librarians everywhere who have aided me on my journey. Special thanks to Patrina Garza and Gabriel Cardenas who joined me on this adventure and shared their tremendous insight remotely.
