librarian’s making a difference: reaching out
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Librarian’s Making a Difference: Reaching Out. Community outreach refers to bringing library services to underserved groups, non-users, and people with special needs in the community in untraditional settings outside the library . . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Librarian’sMaking a Difference:
Reaching Out
Digital Advocacy Story
By Venora Aaron
Community outreach refers to bringing library services to underserved groups, non-users, and people with special needs in the community in untraditional settings outside the library .
Shhh!!!!! Is this the image your portray to your community?
Image of a little girl standing in a quiet zone shhhing people.
People reading.
Image of a customer reading.
Public libraries are not just for reading anymore.
Image of library on books.
Invite your customers to your library and tell them about the different programs.
Image different programs at the library.
Image of a people spreading information
Spread the word throughout the community.
Image of librarian flying and a sign that reads, “Community just ahead.”
It’s time to outreach into the community.
Importance of outreach in public libraries.
Quotes by ALA and Library Bill of Rights about Outreach in public libraries.
Image of a bookmobile going into the community.
Take your library on the road.
Images of hands reaching out.
Definition of outreach:• Serving underserved
Images of flying books with non-library users.
Definition of outreach:• Non-user
Images of hands reaching up.
Definition of outreach:• And special needs of the
community
Images of open hands.
Outreach with open and welcoming hands.
Images of with directions to the community.
Image of multicultural people representing the community.
Examples of faces of the community.
Images of schools, day cares, churches, YMCA’s.
Identify your target groups.
Images symbolizing strength.
Outreach in community creates strengths and unity.
Images with engage, empower, enhance and enables; with library as the center. .
Effects of outreach:
Array of pictures of partners and programs with library partners. .
Programs and partnerships that resulted through community outreach:
Image with symbol of outreach.
When librarian’s outreach:
Image community sitting inside a library book.
Libraries becomes the pillar of the community:
Image of a graph with increase of people.
Increases patrons who visit the public library:
Colleagues and library partners quotes:
Quotes from colleagues and partners.
Image of suggested books.
Resources to assist with developing a community outreach.
Critics of music, videos, images, pictures, and work cited.
Citations of Images, Music, and Quotations
Citations of Images, Music, and Quotations