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PROGRAMS AND EVENTS:
Libraries Foster Social Connection: Responding to the Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation - January 4*
Save the Date: SAILOR E-Resources Symposium - February 6 & 7*
Building Authentic Relationships with Underserved Communities - January 30*
RESOURCES, PUBLICATIONS AND NEWS:
Resources from OCLC's WebJunction
My Social Security Flyers
Reminder of Topics in the Previous Digest
Libraries Foster Social Connection: Responding to the Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation - January 4*
Thursday, January 4; 3 - 4 p.m.
Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/libraries-foster-social-connection.html
Libraries can play a vital role in building social cohesion and promoting community resilience, especially in challenging times. The Surgeon General’s 2023 Advisory on Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation brings even greater urgency to the need for us to connect. This engaging session will explore ways to intentionally design for social connection in library services and programs, from passive to hosted. These innovative and practical strategies can deepen engagement with staff, trustees, local officials, volunteers, and community members of all ages and backgrounds. Through the lens of "social connector," we will explore how libraries can invite the community in with intention, build relationships that enhance social infrastructure, put community at the center of the library, and demonstrate the library’s impact.
Save the Date: SAILOR E-Resources Symposium - February 6 & 7*
The annual SAILOR E-Resources Symposium will be held on Tuesday, February 6th, and Wednesday, February 7th, 2024. If you or your organization has an innovative idea or are passionate about digital librarianship and e-resources, we invite you to share it with us at this all-virtual event!
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
- Digital librarianship
- Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT
- Public programming with e-resources
- Promotion and communication
- E-resources access for under-served populations
- Barriers to access
- Metadata design
- Literacy support for all age groups
- Licensing and negotiation
- Privacy concerns
- Online safety
- Selection strategies for e-resources
Presenters should be prepared to include 3-5 learning objectives in their submission.
Submit your presentation proposal using the link below:
https://forms.gle/ZcyQ2GeFduz9CKzP6
Please forward this to any colleagues or staff who may be interested in presenting!
Deadline for submission: Monday, January 1st, 2024
For any questions, please contact Danielle Ford (dford@prattlibrary.org) or Sarah Kuperman (skuper@prattlibrary.org).
Building Authentic Relationships with Underserved Communities
Tuesday, January 30; 2 - 3 p.m.
Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/building-authentic-relationships.html
You know your library could do more to connect with and respond to the systematically excluded communities you serve. But if you're starting with little or no existing connection, how do you build authentic, trust-based relationships? How do you go beyond transactional interactions and guessing at services to effective engagement and participation? This webinar will help you develop a plan for identifying, reaching, and building relationships with communities experiencing oppression.
As a result of this webinar, you will be able to:
- Articulate the connection between relationship-building and equity, diversity, inclusion and social justice (EDISJ) in library services
- Create, maintain, and utilize a simple asset map to understand your community's ecosystem
- Apply the principles of asset-based community development to your own projects
Resources from OCLC's WebJunction
From OCLC:
Programs that Walk the Talk: Throughout the Climate Action series, we have discussed strategies and practical steps libraries can take toward sustainability, as well as resources to support these efforts. The Sustainable Libraries Initiative can help support a balanced approach to facilities management, policymaking, collections, partnerships, and library services and programs. The Sustainable Libraries Initiative has identified four key characteristics of a “Sustainable Library”:
- Strong and authentic institutions that live their values out loud
- Catalysts for social cohesion and civic participation in communities
- Deliberate action on climate mitigation (the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions)
- Active participants in climate adaptation (strengthening community resilience)
As libraries strive to manifest these characteristics through the programming offered by the library, there are three phases of work to consider through this lens: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Leading Staff Learning: In our work to support library learning, we’re committed to an approach which looks to create and sustain diverse, equitable, inclusive spaces where libraries and communities can thrive. The OCLC 2023 Annual Report features some of our most popular webinars from the past year that can help inform your library’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). We’re also continuing to develop resources and programming in this area to support library staff as we all continue on our respective journeys toward a more equitable and inclusive society.
Centering Community VOICE: Are you looking to deepen or expand your library’s outreach services for children and families from underserved communities, or would you like to build your library’s outreach efforts but don’t know where to begin? Have you been looking for ways to incorporate social justice principles into your outreach efforts? Would you like strategies for how to thoughtfully and compassionately provide outreach in communities whose identities and values are different from yours? Then we have the right course for you! Centering Community VOICE includes in-depth, approachable content that guides you through a value-focused, outcomes-based process for developing, delivering, and assessing outreach programs for children and families from underserved groups. The self-paced course is designed for library staff at all levels who are interested in providing outreach services for children and families.
My Social Security Account Flyers
Please follow these links to view new flyers promoting the My Social Security Account program.
- United for Libraries Presents: #DefendBlackHistory Storytelling Workshop - December 13*
- Maryland State Archives presents: The Patuxent Watershed: Maryland's Natural Wonder - December 14*
- Maryland Library Association (MLA) Intellectual Freedom Panel Discussions - January 3*
- Congress Introduces New Bill to Fight Book Bans in Schools
- Maryland State Archives "The Clamshell" Fall 2023 Edition Now Available
- United for Libraries Monthly Newsletter
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