HELP! I’M A NEW OUTREACH LIBRARIAN!Now what?

WELCOME!I’M SARAH HAMMERSHAIMB

Librarian. Educator. Reader. Dreamer.Passionate about connecting people

You can find me at: @s_hammershaimbs.hammershaimb@gmail.comSarahhammershaimb.com

ABOUT ME

SOME OF MY FAVORITE THINGS...

AGENDA

○ Introduction○ My experiences○ Resources and tips○ Questions○ Networking opportunity

IMAGINE OUTREACH

What images come to mind when you think about outreach?

WHAT ABOUT THESE IMAGES?

How might they represent outreach?

MY STORY

West Chicago Public Library District

REALITY

○ Small library○ Small department ○ Limited budget○ Must get creative!

THE WCPLD BOOKMOBILE

OUTREACH IN PRACTICE

FACILITY ONEAssisted Living Community

FACILITY TWOLong Term Mental Health Care

FACILITY THREESenior Apartments

TIPS AND IDEAS

READREADREAD

Sources○ Online: Websites, Journals, Google topic○ ALA Toolkits○ Books○ Research Programs

Read

Read, Read

Read, Read, Read

Read, Read, Read, Read

Read, Read, Read, Read, Read

JOIN GROUPS

Local and Not-so-Local

Ideas/Examples

B’Long

Ideas/Examples

LEARN

Ideas/Examples

Rails:Dementia

Ideas/Examples

Library OnConference

Ideas/Examples

Virtually Connecting

LOOK INSIDE YOUR LIBRARY

Let’s get to know each other...

Additional Inspiration

ENGAGE THE NETWORK

Strategies

○ Reach out to and learn from exemplars○ Follow people on Twitter○ Contact people doing this work that

come across your path

TAKE RISKS

“There is freedom waiting for youOn the breezes of the sky,And you ask, “What if I fail?”Oh, but my darlingWhat if you fly?

Hanson, Erin. “There is freedom waiting for you.” the poetic underground,

http://thepoeticunderground.com/post/85456372695/there-is-freedom-waiting-for-you-on-the-breezes-of. Accessed on 14 October 2016.

Failure helps us grow

ANY QUESTIONS?

TIME FOR NETWORKING

Questions to ask each other

Describe your library and outreach program

Where do you find ideas for outreach?

What has/hasn’t worked for your population?

ADDITIONALRESOURCES

Helpful Stuff

ABOSIGARDRAILS

Library Intro Presentation ExampleReading and AV SurveyProgramming Interest SurveyPresentation Slides

THANKS!More questions?

You can contact me and find presentation resources at:@s_hammershaimbs.hammershaimb@gmail.comSarahhammershaimb.com

CREDITS

Special thanks to all the people who made these resources available: ○ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival○ Photographs by Photos for Class

Much gratitude to my amazing and supportive co-workers at the West Chicago Public Library District, and those librarians everywhere who have aided me on my journey. Special thanks to Patrina Garza and Gabriel Cardenas who joined me on this adventure and shared their tremendous insight remotely.