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Presented by Jessica Lee and Jack Baur at the 2010 CLA/CSLA Joint Conference
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Jack Baur: [email protected]
Jessica Lee: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
Jessica Lee: [email protected]
Hosted by BAYA: Bay Area Young Adult Librarians
