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Librarian’s Empowering the Community: Through Outreach. Community outreach refers to bringing library services to underserved groups, non-users, and people with special needs in the community in untraditional settings outside the library . .
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Librarian’s Empowering the Community: Through Outreach
Community outreach refers to bringing library services to underserved groups, non-users, and people with special needs in the community in untraditional settings outside the library .
Shhh!!!!! Is this the image your portray to your community? Image of a person telling everyone to be quiet.
People reading. Image of a customer reading.
Public libraries are not just for reading anymore. Image of man reading a book.
Or sleeping... Image of man a man sleeping in library. Followed by picture of a smiley sleeping.
Spread the word!. Image of a man with loud speaker.
Invite your customers to come enjoy ALL the "FREE" programs and activities at the Library.
OUTREACH in the communities. are important in public libraries.
Quotes by ALA and Library Bill of Rights about Outreach in public libraries.
Take a leap. Image of man flying with book on his back.
Take your library on the road. Image of a bookmobile going into the community.
Definition of outreach: • Serving underserved Images of hands reaching out.
Definition of outreach: • Non-Library user Images of flying books with non-library users.
Definition of outreach: • And special needs of the community Images of hands reaching up.
Outreach with open and welcoming hands. Images of open hands.
Examples of faces of the community. Image of multicultural people representing the community.
Identify your target groups. Images of schools, day cares, churches, hospitals, civic club meeting, and local businesses.
Outreach in community creates strengths and unity. Images symbolizing strength.
Effects of outreach: Images of a group of people holding hands and making circle around a globe. .
Programs and partnerships that resulted through community outreach:
When librarian’s outreach: Image with symbol of outreach.
Libraries becomes the pillar of the community: Image a pillar and a man climbing a stack of books.
Increases = an increase in patrons who visit library: Image of a graph with a man symbolizing growth.
Resources of 3 books to assist with developing a community outreach program in public libraries. Image of suggested books.