Librarians as community partners : an outreach handbook / / edited by Carol Smallwood.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm)
• TeilnehmendeR: Smallwood, Carol, 1939-; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Physical Description: ix, 211 p.

Table of Contents

Bake a book and they will come / by Iona R. Malanchuk -- Establishing a library docent program / by Mary H. Nino -- Friends in need : involving friends of the library in community outreach programs / by Vera Gubnitskaia -- Lifesaving library outreach / by Felicia A. Smith -- Planning a library anniversary celebration / by Mary H. Nino -- Reading matters in mentor : library services at the pools and beaches on Ohio's north coast / by Lynn Hawkins -- Small grants can have big rewards / by Chelsea Dinsmore -- Using a digitization project to produce a book for community outreach / by John R. Burch Jr -- Using pilot projects for outreach / by Chelsea Dinsmore -- Beyond the campus : information literacy instruction for the elder community / by Susan M. Frey -- Memoir writing for older adult groups / by Mark Donnelly -- Outreach to the senior community : one library's activities / by Bob Blanchard -- Si se puede! = Yes we can! / by Meryle Leonard -- What boomers want : the future of outreach / by Ellen Mehling -- Better than one : collaborative outreach for homeschooled teens / by Catherine Fraser Riehle -- Children's initiative : establishing a successful partnership with a local public school system / by Vera Gubnitskaia -- Hundreds of high school students study at the library / by Tiffany Auxier -- Reaching out to create outreach programs among teen library patrons / by Maryann Mori -- Reaching out to student athletes, two students at a time / by Maureen Brunsdale -- Teen theater at the public library / by Licia Slimon -- Teens will respond / by Maryann Mori -- Upward bound outreach to talented high school students / by Jamie Seeholzer -- Freedom readers in a juvenile correctional facility / by Felicia A. Smith -- Has your public librarian been to prison? : participation in summer reading games / by Glennor Shirley -- Has your public librarian been to prison? : participation in shared grant projects / by Glennor Shirley -- Breathing life into the circus collection / by Maureen Brunsdale -- Bringing history to the people's fingertips : University of Florida digital collections and historical Florida newspapers / by Melissa Shoop -- They didn't teach me this in library school : managing a library art gallery / by Karen Brodsky -- Lights, camera, libraries / by Nancy Kalikow Maxwell -- Partnering with a local newspaper to digitize historical photographs / by John R. Burch, Jr -- Michigan reads! : state wide outreach project / by Christine K. Heron -- Books that shape our lives : a community of readers / by Jan Siebold -- Collaboration creates a successful region low-vision fair / by Bob Blanchard -- One community, one story / by Florence M. Turcotte -- SKY Book Fest / by Uma Doraiswamy -- University of Florida's George A. Smathers Libraries and the Common Reading Program / by Melissa Shoop -- Academic connections : a college librarian reaches out to a middle school / by Margaret Keys -- Integrating manuscripts into Michigan curriculum through archival outreach / by Marian Matyn -- Public school teacher workshops conducted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Mervyn H. Sterne Library / by Delores Carlito -- Secondary classroom instruction in Birmingham / by Delores Carlito -- Teaching American history : archivists partnering with public schools / by Sharon Carlson -- A different kind of science project : a partnership between a community college library and a high school media center / by Nancy Kalikow Maxwell -- Dia de los ninos, dia de los libros / by Meryle Leonard -- Documenting the experiences of African Americans, Native Americans, and Mexican Americans : archivists partnering with oral historians / by Sharon Carlson -- Ethiopia reads / by Loriene Roy -- Homework club for English language learners / by Licia Slimon -- If I can read, I can do anything : a national reading club for native children / by Loriene Roy -- Laptop literacy : language and computer literacy services to refugees in Burlington, Vermont / by Barbara A. Shatara -- The long journey to Vermont : immigration, cultural identity, and book discussions that build community / by Barbara A. Shatara -- Outreach to the Russian-speaking community at the Arapahoe Library District / by Katya B. Dunatov -- Outreach to newly enrolled African American college students / by Jamie Seeholzer -- Serving multicultural patrons at the Arapahoe Library District / by Katya B. Dunatov -- Community groups join forces for family fun / by Tiffany Auxier -- Connecting with the community : partnering to deliver a storytime outreach / by Margaret Keys -- Creative partnerships with local organizations / by Ellen Mehling -- Dinner with the presidents : teaming up with the Yours Truly Restaurant chain / by Lynn Hawkins -- Faraway places / by Uma Doraiswamy -- Fostering community engagement through a town and gown lecture series / by Susan M. Frey -- A friend in need : partnering with an employment center / by Elaine Williams -- Guest reader storytime : Fenton area outreach project / by Christine K. Heron -- Local artists-in-residence at your school library / by Jan Siebold -- Partnering for lifelong learning : a unique collaboration / by Catherine Fraser Riehle -- Partnering for dollars : using grant opportunities to build community and provide programming / by Karen Brodsky -- Partnering with a local park or historical agency / by Florence M. Turcotte -- Partnering with your local historical society / by Elaine Williams -- A university library reaches out to an entire community / by Iona R. Malanchuk.