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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, sabrina.carnesi@nn.k12.va.us Elisa Gall, elisamcclain@gmail.com

Pamela Gardow, pgardow@ecasd.k12.wi.us Mari Hardacre, mhardacre@acpl.infoErika Miller, emiller@colonialsd.org

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