Outside the Box - Placemaking, Partnerships & Community Event Design
A webinar with the Outside the Box program exploring how libraries are leveraging the placemaking process to build community engagement through local entertainment events.
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Developed and funded by Redbox, and managed by OCLC in partnership with Project for Public Spaces, Outside the Box is an innovative program that brings people together for free, fun entertainment events in their local community. When people connect, communities benefit--and as trusted community anchors, public libraries are central to Outside the Box efforts
Goals:
- Part 1: What is placemaking?
- Part 2: Turning your event into a great place experience
- Part 3: How to conduct a community brainstorming session
Objectives
- Identify a space near the library, on the library grounds, or in the community that can be used for ongoing public entertainment events
- Lead a community brainstorming or planning session on event/place design
- Identify at least three new community partners and an action plan for engaging with them
- Develop a list of reusable materials and features that can be used in the community space, to create a welcoming, comfortable environment (seating, tables, surface cover, shading, lighting, etc.)
Presented by Elena Madison, Vice President, Project for Public Spaces
Access Recording
- View Webinar Recording, Parts 1 and 2, Part 3 (YouTube)
- View Webinar Recording (To receive a certificate for viewing the webinar, you will be prompted to log in to our free Course Catalog.)
Webinar Attachments
- View Slides (pdf)
- Learner Guide (pdf) Use alone or with others to extend your learning.
Related Resources and Links
- Outside the Box
- Project for Public Spaces
- "The People’s Place:" How Placemaking Can Build Today’s Best Libraries
- Libraries that Matter
- Library Placemaking in Action
- Thinking “Outside the Box”: Libraries Innovate to Connect Communities
- Houston Library Plaza: Building Knowledge, Building Community
- Creativity & Placemaking: Building Inspiring Centers of Culture
- The Library as Catalyst for Civic Engagement | Reinventing Libraries, Library Journal
Date
23 October 2013
Time
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
Venue
Webinar
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