Read on to see how a youth author found inspiration from libraries & the importance of representation.
Interviewing Library Advocates: Ernesto Cisneros, Children’s Author
Tag: public awareness
Interviewing Library Advocates – Stephanie Smallwood, Youth Services Coordinator for the Springfield Greene County Library District
Interview with Stephanie Smallwood, Youth Services Coordinator for the Springfield Greene County Library District discussing various ways to advocate for early literacy and libraries.
Interviewing Library Advocates: Isariya Locke, Children’s Librarian, Fresno County Public Library
Read how Isariya Locke is helping families feel seen and welcome through play and advocacy.
A Paws-itively Amazing Partnership
While many library systems across the country, including JPL, have implemented “Reading with Rover” programs, JPL has partnered with JPAWS to create programming and services that make a “Paw-sitive difference” for two-legged and four-legged patrons. I recently had the opportunity to talk to Jessica Styons, Director of JPL, and Michelle D. Brignac-Carr, Director of JPAWS, to learn about some of the “fur-real” amazing programming that are a real “treat” and that prove, through partnerships, anything is “paws-ible.”
Interviewing Library Advocates: Ashley Mireles-Guerrero, Judging by the Cover
Read on to learn how a local independent bookseller works together and advocates for their public library.
Interviewing Library Advocates: Maria Simon, Youth Services Coordinator, Wood County District Public Library
Read about Maria Simon’s exciting community partnerships that help her raise awareness for the public library!
Know Your Library Advocates: Alizdair Ray, Student Library Ambassador
Be inspired by youth library advocate Alizdair Ray, whose earliest library memory (storytime at age 3) led to his role as a student library ambassador.
Advocacy through Partnerships with Sports Organizations
It may be the dog days of summer where you live, but here in South Florida we are celebrating the ultimate cool cats and hockey champions, The Florida Panthers! Partnerships with sports teams and their non-profit foundations can be an impactful way to advocate for your library’s vision and mission and participate with a culture of enthusiasts. The Florida Panthers Foundation was established to benefit the South Florida community by focusing on several priority areas, including supporting health and education initiatives for children. Through this relationship, which has been built over multiple years, we’ve been able to create free family literacy bonding experiences and reach many new library card holders. Several years ago, a Panthers Summer Reading Tour was started to build excitement and give residents a chance to learn more about hockey. Fans can connect with special guest readers (like players and broadcasters) at storytimes, meet the mascots, participate…