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Share one idea for a school/public library cooperative activity.
Growing Learners Together: Successful School and Public
Library Partnerships
Sabrina Carnesi, [email protected] Elisa Gall, [email protected]
Pamela Gardow, [email protected] Mari Hardacre, [email protected] Miller, [email protected]
With thanks to Connie Champlain
ALSC/AASL/YALSA Joint Task Force ALSC/AASL/YALSA Joint Task Force on School/Public Library on School/Public Library Cooperative Activities Cooperative Activities Identify and disseminate information on
effective cooperation/collaboration projects that link schools and public libraries.
Maintain and update the resources that have been compiled on the ALA website.
Develop training workshops and/or programs on cooperative or collaborative projects and present them at conferences, institutes, and for other organizations serving youth.
Detail findings in articles or books for division publications.
Getting Started
Do your homework◦Names and positions◦Understand the organization
Visit Website Talk to people
◦Issues Budget/staffing cuts Building projects
Develop a Relationship
Meet (not as easy as you’d think)◦Phone, Email, set up face to face
meeting
◦Other possibilities Welcome basket on first day of school Present to staff on first staff meeting Stop in during parent-teacher
conferences or open house
Develop a Relationship
◦More possibilities Invite to event If new, send card Ask for advice Food and flowers!
Be persistent but don’t stalk!
Making your PitchWhat is your collaboration
project?◦How does it benefit both
parties?◦How much time/effort will each
party invest?◦Has it worked elsewhere?
Testimonials◦Consider possible objections or
resistance
Teen Survey/Focus Group Why: Make sure public library is
serving the needs and interests of teens!
Where: LE Phillips Public Library When: Monday, March 1 at 5:30 p.m. How: Sign up to participate
Name and Address____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Think Outside the Box
When things go wrong
◦Schools being sued by groups
◦School reaction: discontinue public library presentations and flyers in school
Collaborative Marketing
Collaborative Brochures – Summer Reading
Do’s and Don’tsDo
◦Work on the relationshipDon’t
◦Give upDo
◦Work through the librarianDon’t
◦Bypass the librarian with teacher or other contact
Do’s and Don’ts
Do◦Put yourself in the other
person’s placeDon’t
◦Push ahead with an unwanted project
Do◦Be a sensitive and innovative
leader
