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Working through the Pandemic has forced all of us to reevaluate, alter, and adjust to new ways of working. With so many uncertainties, and lack of information, it has also stagnated some of the decisions in how to move forward. As many states have closed schools for the remainder of the school year, both school and public libraries need to strategize ways they can best serve displaced students. Cultivating and deepening partnerships between the two is essential, now so more than ever.<\/span><\/p>\n As many vital teacher librarian jobs have been reduced and deprioritized in systems all across the country over the last few years, public library staff need to recognize the vulnerable positions that teacher librarians are in, and the potential of one\u2019s teacher librarian job outsourced is upsetting. Public libraries need to find ways to support school libraries and staff, and to share resources, so that we can all serve the youth in our communities. Here are a few things that public library staff can do and be mindful of when partnering with schools:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In my public library system, some of the ways that we have been able to partner with schools has been on a case by case basis. Work from these interactions has been able to be shared out to other schools. My library has created temporary online library cards, so that patrons without a library card can access online resources. From a school request, one youth librarian created an easy to follow infographic showing steps to access the online library card. She shared this with other staff; we, in turn, shared with our school contacts, and many have put it on their school\u2019s library website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n One of the schools that I partner with has invited me to do recorded Google Hangouts so I can go over how to access online resources. This has been a great partnership, and we have recorded several short videos where I have shown how to get an online library card if students need one, how to search for available titles in Overdrive, and how to take advantage of other online resources. As a guest speaker, I am able to show how to use the public library during this time.<\/span><\/p>\n Every partnership is going to look different. As everyone is going to have different needs, but we all have the same ultimate goal in serving youth during this unprecedented time. Through collaboration and supporting each other we all come out stronger.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This post addresses ALSC Core competencies I, II, III, and V<\/p>\n Danielle Jones is a member of the ALSC Building Partnerships Committee and can be reached at\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n jones.danielle.jones@gmail.com.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Working through the Pandemic has forced all of us to reevaluate, alter, and adjust to new ways of working. With so many uncertainties, and lack of information, it has also stagnated some of the decisions in how to move forward. As many states have closed schools for the remainder of the school year, both school and public libraries need to strategize ways they can best serve displaced students. Cultivating and deepening partnerships between the two is essential, now so more than ever. 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