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Education & Libraries |
Debbie Kirchner is the Missouri Chairman for Education & Libraries.
COMMUNITY CONNECTION INITIATIVE:
BRING THE SPARKLE TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Establish a working relationship with librarians at your local libraries to plan beneficial services, programs, and activities. Libraries bring people together. Engage your members to participate with their ideas, talent, and time. Bring cohesion to the Education and Libraries by helping people learn and grow by offering training classes for all ages: computer skills, lunch and learn workshops, GED, ESL, literacy, current topics for seniors, and more.
Collaborate activities with your schools to enhance enthusiasm for students to use the library for reading and resources. Create programs for teens with an emphasis on issues they face daily using library resources. Is there a need for a book delivery service for shut-ins or books on tape for the visually impaired? Sponsor a contest to name a library mascot or to design a button or bookmark. Be creative and enthusiastic.
Other Ideas:
BRING THE SPARKLE TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Establish a working relationship with librarians at your local libraries to plan beneficial services, programs, and activities. Libraries bring people together. Engage your members to participate with their ideas, talent, and time. Bring cohesion to the Education and Libraries by helping people learn and grow by offering training classes for all ages: computer skills, lunch and learn workshops, GED, ESL, literacy, current topics for seniors, and more.
Collaborate activities with your schools to enhance enthusiasm for students to use the library for reading and resources. Create programs for teens with an emphasis on issues they face daily using library resources. Is there a need for a book delivery service for shut-ins or books on tape for the visually impaired? Sponsor a contest to name a library mascot or to design a button or bookmark. Be creative and enthusiastic.
Other Ideas:
- Advocate for local and state funding for your library.
- Volunteer at your local library.
- Donate books to public libraries including books on STEM and STEM careers; teach a class.
- Honor your librarians on National Librarian Day April 16, 2023, and April 16, 2024.
- Celebrate library recognition days (see calendar at ala.org) with social media posts.
- Partner with daycares and summer camps on reading activities for children.
- Establish reading programs at veteran and senior facilities.
- Partner with businesses and civic groups to purchase books related to their work.
- Sponsor a Book Festival with local authors, a book character parade for children with prizes, and library-inspired activities for all ages.