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Titulo de la presentacion. School’s Out! … NOW What? Laura Heller SWIS Conference Thursday February 26, 2009. What is LSP and why is it relevant to SWIS?. LSP stands for Library Settlement Partnerships LSP grew out of the SWIS initiative
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Titulo de la presentacion School’s Out! … NOW What? Laura Heller SWIS Conference Thursday February 26, 2009
What is LSP and why is it relevant to SWIS? • LSP stands for Library Settlement Partnerships • LSP grew out of the SWIS initiative • During the summer months when school is out, settlement workers needed to find other places in the community where they could deliver services. The library became a popular spot for SWIS workers. • Libraries saw the benefit of having settlement workers in the library year-round, not just during the summer and thus, LSP was born.
Rationale for LSP Like SWIS, LSP brings settlement workers to where clients are.
Benefits of Partnering with Libraries • Newcomer Programs • Community Information & Referral Services • Adult Education & Literacy • Multilingual Collections • Other Resources
LSP Enhances the Settlement Sector’s Service Delivery Options and Reach Traditionally CIC funded services are available to only some newcomers depending on their status. However, LSP expands eligibility • Co-funding allows for access by non eligible CIC clients. LSP is considered to be a co-funded project because of the non monetary in-kind contributions the library provides. • Provides another and very public venue to promote and deliver settlement services
LSP derives its funds from ISAP A funds. Other initiatives that receive funding through ISAP A include: SWIS, ELT, JSW, etc. LSP in CIC
LSP was first piloted in 2007 in three library systems: Toronto Public Library (7 branches) Hamilton Public Library (3 branches + the bookmobile) Ottawa Public Library (7 branches) LSP History
Based on the initial success of the pilot, LSP is now in expansion mode in Toronto (to 19 branches) and is just getting off the ground in: Windsor (3 branches) London (4 branches) Kitchener (2 branches) Waterloo (2 branches) Brampton (2 branches) Vaughan (1 branch) Richmond Hill (1 branch) Markham (2 branches) History of LSP
Total of 49 branches served by 22 agencies 11 communities participating (3 pilot and 8 new) each represented by one public library system (11 systems) Pilot phase consisted of 12 agencies serving 20 branches Expansion represents a doubling of total numbers and tripling of the number of communities involved Summary
One-on-one service Group programs (information sessions and also places to facilitate community interaction – conversation circles, etc) Outreach (to promote the program and increased understanding of public libraries and what they offer) Supports information sharing and progress of two sectors both committed to information service, education, and community development What Does LSP Do?
Overlap and Potential for Collaboration Resources and promotional materials – see www.lsp-peb.ca for an online list Ongoing support in communities with both LSP and SWIS (outreach, cross referrals, and programming) Summer programs and SWIS placements in libraries
Overlap and Potential for Collaboration SWIS and LSP Coordinators working on guidelines to help orient both SWIS and LSP workers regarding overlap and potential for collaboration Summer 2009 plans for continuing to place SWIS workers in some library branches
Summer Program Currently canvassing libraries to see which ones continue to want SWIS placements during the summer months Training will be offered in June to anyone in SWIS who will be in a library Considering training or other ways to share information about LSP programs that might be useful for summer programming (Dual Language Book Club and the Your Library program guide)
