Wednesday December 4 at 2:00 pm US Eastern, 11:00 am US Pacific

It takes a village… What strategies work for libraries wanting to become stronger community partners? How can you do this work no matter your job title? Being strategic, accountable, and a library advocate focused on documentation are key, but so too is centering the entire process around joy. 

In this free one-hour webinar, Rebecca Hass and Noah Lenstra share how to center joy in the sometimes complicated work of building and maintaining community partnerships.

They’ll present examples of libraries across America that have devised working systems for building partnerships and strong community relationships. And they’ll take a deep dive into the successes and challenges experienced at Maryland’s Anne Arundel County Public Library. 

You’ll leave this session not only with renewed confidence in your ability to find partners, but also with plans to integrate partnerships and relationships even more fully into your work, and into the work of your library.

If you're interested but not able to attend the live webinar, go ahead and register. We'll send a recording to all registrants after the fact.

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About Noah and Rebecca

Dr. Noah Lenstra, MS.LIS., is an associate professor of Library & Information Science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He received his M.S. and PhD in Library & Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He brings a community-organizing approach to the research and teaching of public librarianship. His books include Healthy Living at the Library (2020, Bloomsbury) and 12 Steps to a Community-Led Library (2023, American Library Association Editions). Since 2016, Dr. Lenstra has managed the Let’s Move in Libraries initiative, which he started.

Rebecca (Becky) Hass (she/her/hers) is the Programming and Outreach Manager for Anne Arundel County Public Library (AACPL). She served on their Workforce Quality and Diversity Committee and chaired for two years. Prior to AACPL, she served in librarianship and management with the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Rebecca has her MLIS from Dominican University in 2008, and Life and Engagement Coaching Certificate from Anne Arundel Community College in 2022. Rebecca integrates positive psychology practices with DEI approaches through her library and community engagement work with AACPL and through her coaching and consulting business, Joy Work, LLC

 

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