Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook

Including 66 focused snapshots of outreach in action, this resource showcases the creative solutions of librarians searching for new and innovative ways to build programs that meet customer needs while expanding the library's scope into the community. This contributed volume includes: A huge array of program options for partnering with other community groups ; Stories of outreach in action through creative projects like writing, bookmaking, and even baking ; Strategies for reaching out to seniors, youth, the incarcerated, English-language learners, and other special groups ; Suggestions for event planning for library anniversaries, book festivals, exhibits, and lecture series. --