Niche Academy Webinar – Whole Person Librarianship In normal times, a library’s relationship-based reference collection empowers librarians to direct patrons with the greatest needs to the resources that best help them—which sometimes includes an in-house social worker. In our current state of crisis, the relationship-based reference collection can be the foundation for ensuring library patrons… Continue reading Whole Person Librarianship: Partnerships to Prepare Libraries [FREE webinar]
Author: Sara Z
Librarian. Poet. Quiet rioter. Opinions expressed are my own.
Link to webinar recording
Better late than never! Here’s a recording of the Webjunction webinar Sarah Johnson did this spring, with great info for all of you who are thinking about hiring a SW student intern.
Thank you to the hundreds of folks who logged in yesterday for the Social Work Students and Public Library Partnerships webinar.
Here is the linkto the recorded webinar (YouTube), pdf slides, handouts, and list of Resources.
Please contact me with any updates on new collaborations, especially any updates on how your branch’s social work interns are navigating remote resource assistance for patrons.
Thanks again!
Libraries in Unprecedented Times: Before, During, and After the Pandemic [ABC-CLIO webinar]
Here's the recording of the webinar I participated in, along with fellow ABC-CLIO Libraries Unlimited author and awesome WPL compatriot, Prof. Noah Lenstra (UNC-Greensboro), on July 28, 2020. https://youtu.be/zQEU7nmYKUw Link: https://youtu.be/zQEU7nmYKUw
Now What?
Back in March, when we were in the first frenzy of closures, there was a brief window of time when my state's governor ordered businesses to shut down but exempted public libraries. That changed quickly, but the few days of waiting and not knowing felt eternal. At one point, in the comments section of a… Continue reading Now What?
Libraries in Unprecedented Times: Before, During, and After the Pandemic [webinar]
Watch the webinar I participated in on Tuesday, July 27, 2020, with fellow Libraries Unlimited authors Kristin Grabarek, Noah Lenstra, and Nick Tanzi, moderated by our editor, Jessica Gribble. Direct link: https://youtu.be/zQEU7nmYKUw https://youtu.be/zQEU7nmYKUw
Libraries that are nailing this COVID-19 thing
Libraries Are Nailing It This list was assembled by Sara Zettervall over the weekend, so it is by no means comprehensive. It focuses on library system responses. Ongoing public Facebook thread at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ALAthinkTANK/permalink/3685261464879980/ For more information from individuals in libraries (more locations than what’s here!) and also library systems around the world (quite literally--Germany, Lithuania,… Continue reading Libraries that are nailing this COVID-19 thing
WPL Book Now Available!
Order the first-ever book on library-social work collaboration: Buy direct from Libraries Unlimited Request from your local library Already have the book? Here are the online resources. Endorsements from leaders in the field: "Whole Person Librarianship highlights the strengths of social work and librarianship, demonstrating how these approaches can be used in tandem to produce effective… Continue reading WPL Book Now Available!
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