Incorporating intellectual freedom into outreach in a fun and engaging manner is an essential component of bringing our core values into the community, and bringing the library beyond its physical borders. Some of the tips listed below can be applied broadly to all types of outreach and communication\/collaboration with outside agencies and organizations.<\/p>\n
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Tip 1: Ask. Just ask. We can guess what our community members need in terms of outreach but asking is part of developing relationships which in turn help your outreach programs.<\/p>\n
Tip 2: Be clear! In working with neighboring daycare centers or providers, be sure expectations are clear on both sides.<\/p>\n
Tip 3: Plan ahead! Outreach to children\u2019s hospitals may require specialized training with Child Life Specialists. Collaboration with religious centers may require extra planning to be permitted on their campuses in cases of increased security.<\/p>\n
Tip 4: Do your research. Check out ALA and ALSC\u2019s resources for advocacy, equity and diversity, such as Services to LBGTQ+ People<\/a> (http:\/\/www.ala.org\/advocacy\/diversity\/librariesrespond\/Services-LGBTQ<\/a>) and Cultural Programming to Support Diversity<\/a> (http:\/\/www.ala.org\/advocacy\/diversity\/culturalprogrammingtopromotediversity<\/a>), and Storytime-Palooza! Racial Diversity and Inclusion in Storytime<\/a> https:\/\/journals.ala.org\/index.php\/cal\/article\/view\/6077\/7815<\/a><\/p>\n Also Planet Picture Book, English translations of picture books from around the world (https:\/\/planetpicturebook.com\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n Tip 5: Don\u2019t self-censor. If you\u2019re providing a storytime, select books that are great read-alouds and showcase the diversity of our community.<\/p>\n Tip 6: Get inspired! Listen<\/a> to Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop speak on the topic of multicultural literature and do your best to provide mirrors, windows and sliding doors to families: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_AAu58SNSyc<\/a><\/p>\n Sample Programs <\/strong><\/p>\n Pick and choose the parts that work for you! The storytime outreaches below are designed for preschool age children.<\/p>\n Theme:<\/strong> Families Alternate Titles: <\/strong>The Family Book <\/em>by Todd Parr<\/p>\n Book for Older Children: <\/strong>Last Stop on Market Street<\/em> by Matt de la Pe\u00f1a; Extension Activity: <\/strong>Sing Baby Shark<\/em> and go beyond Mama, Daddy, Grandma and Grandpa.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Theme:<\/strong> Everybody, Everywhere Alternate Titles: <\/strong>Can You Say Peace? <\/em>by Karen Katz<\/p>\n Book for Older Children:<\/strong> Everything & Everywhere: A Fact-Filled Adventure for Curious Globe-Trotters <\/em>by Marc Martin Extension Activity:<\/strong> Show children select pages from This is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from Around the World<\/em> by Matt Lamothe and ask children what they eat for breakfast or what games they play.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Our guest bloggers today are Meagan Albright and Allison G. Kaplan, members of the ALSC IF Committee. Meagan is a Youth Services Librarian III at the Nova Southeastern University Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Allison is Faculty Associate in the Information School at the University of Wisconsin \u2013 Madison. <\/em><\/p>\n This post addresses the following ALSC Core Competency: Programming Skills<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Incorporating intellectual freedom into outreach in a fun and engaging manner is an essential component of bringing our core values into the community, and bringing the library beyond its physical borders. Some of the tips listed below can be applied broadly to all types of outreach and communication\/collaboration with outside agencies and organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":167,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[272,53,41,93,38,1607],"tags":[1619,832,115,117],"class_list":["post-22976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogger-intellectual-freedom-committee","category-information-literacy","category-intellectual-freedom","category-outreach","category-programming-ideas","category-programming-skills","tag-information-literacy","tag-intellectual-freedom","tag-programming","tag-storytime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/167"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22976\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIntroduce the topic:<\/strong> Today we will be talking about people in our families.
\nRead:<\/strong> Monday is One Day<\/em> by Arthur A. Levine
\nRead: <\/strong>One Family <\/em>by George Shannon<\/p>\n
\nBooks for Display: <\/strong>Silas\u2019 Seven Grandparents<\/em> by Anita Horrocks; Home is a Window<\/em> by Stephanie Ledyard; Pet Dad<\/em> by Elanna Allen; My Papa is a Princess<\/em> by Doug Cenko; What\u2019s Special About Me, Mama? <\/em>By Kristina Evans; Little Brothers & Little Sisters<\/em> by Monica Arnaldo; When Aidan Became A Brother<\/em> by Kyle Lukoff; Families, Families, Families<\/em> by Suzanne Lang; We Are Family <\/em>by Patrica Hegarty; Maisie\u2019s Scrapbook\u00a0by Samuel Narh<\/em><\/p>\n
\nIntroduce the Topic: <\/strong>Today we will travel the world through books!
\nRead: <\/strong>Around the World in a Bathtub<\/em> by Wade Bradford
\nRead:<\/strong> Whoever You Are<\/em> by Mem Fox<\/p>\n
\nBooks for Display:<\/strong> Littles and How They Grow<\/em> by Kelly DiPucchio; Everybody Cooks Rice<\/em> by Norah Dooley; Little Humans<\/em> by Brandon Stanton; Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World <\/em>by Selby Beeler; At the Same Moment Around the World<\/em> by Clotilde Perrin; Same Same but Different by Jenny sue Kostecki-Shaw; <\/em>Grandma\u2019s List\u00a0by Portia Dery; One House for All\u00a0by Inese Zandere<\/em><\/p>\n