Category Archives: Outreach

Celebrating the Season

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Megan Smith

What do a trailer, a blow-up Santa Claus, and a giant inflatable SpongeBob SquarePants have in common?  They all played a festive role in the Hope Mills Branch Library’s float we created for our city’s annual Christmas parade.  Though the … Continue reading →

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Serving special population children in the library…how do we get started?

Posted on November 3, 2012 by LSSPCC

We all have special populations that we serve in our libraries, whether we’re fully aware of it or not.  Some special population children are fairly noticible and easy to pick out of a crowd while others may blend in, and … Continue reading →

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Serving Teen Parents Part 2: A Conversation with Ellin Klor

Posted on October 6, 2012 by LSSPCC

In Part 2 of my spotlight on serving teen parents I interview Ellin Klor. Ellin, like her co-author Sarah Nordhausen (interviewed in Part 1), offers practical advice for working with teen parents in the library, particularly the importance of creating partnerships with … Continue reading →

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#ALSC12 Ready to Read Corps: Columbus Metropolitan Library Taking Every Child Ready to Read to the Streets

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Jill Hutchison

Sarah mackey of Columbus (OH) Metropolitan Library gave an inspring program on the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s amazing early-literacy outreach program, the Ready to Read Corps. Their goal was to connect with the families whose children are most in need of … Continue reading →

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Learning about Serving Special Needs Populations

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Renee Grassi

I was inspired to write today’s post by someone who Tweeted me a fantastic question: “One of my staff members has a new goal this year:  to learn more about serving special needs populations.  Do you know of any good … Continue reading →

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Serving Teen Parents Part 1: A Conversation with Sarah Nordhausen

Posted on September 1, 2012 by LSSPCC

This year the ALSC committee, Library Services to Special Populations and Their Caregivers, received several applications for the ALSC/Candlewick “Light the Way: Outreach to the Underserved” Grant for programs aimed at serving teen parents. The committee wanted to bring attention … Continue reading →

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Volunteers In Your Library

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Renee Grassi

One of our most dedicated and reliable volunteers we have in our Children’s Department is young man who is going into 10th Grade.  He comes to the library every Saturday precisely at 9 am.  He has impeccable attention to detail … Continue reading →

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Afterschool Redux

Posted on June 6, 2012 by abbylibrarian

I posted back in the fall about our partnership with our local YMCA Afterschool sites and the programs my staff and I are doing there. Now that the school year’s wrapping up and our visits have come to a close, … Continue reading →

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