Updates from our Partners
Is your new library a landmark?
Library Journal is looking for eight to ten public library buildings that are sustainable, functional, innovative, and beautiful to feature in their New Landmark 2019 edition. If your public library has completed new construction, expansion or significant renovation between January 2016 and March 1, 2019, you can apply. You need to provide basic information about the project, respond to five essay questions and upload a minimum of six photographs.
Apply online to become a library landmark. Deadline is June 7, 2019. Applications submitted by design firms and library administration will be considered. A panel of judges representing designers and librarians will review applications. If you have questions, email Emily Puckett Rodgers, New Landmark Library organizer.
How to measure social and emotional learning at the library
The Library Research Service (LRS) set out to measure the impact of social and emotional learning (SEL) at the Denver Public Library. LRS is part of the Colorado State Library, a unit of the Colorado Department of Education that designs and conducts library research. LRS launched a pilot project to explore methods of evaluating youth outcomes from summer program experiences that positively impacted participant growth in relationship-building and problem-solving. Among the strategies tested—smiley face surveys, reflection on experiences, and team observation—observation using a behavior rubric and coding scheme proved the most promising. The results yielded preliminary, but valuable information to inform youth programming and staff training. LRS will share the SEL Tool with interested libraries. For more information, contact Katie Fox at LRS.
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