Outreach

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Outreach meets community needs with both traditional and new services, in dynamic and changing environments. Whether providing services to those who can't come to the library, or reaching out to those who are underserved, library outreach and community engagement ensures equitable delivery of library services to all people.

Self-paced courses and webinar recordings on this topic are freely available in the WebJunction Course Catalog.

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Creating a Restorative Library Culture

Publish Date: Webinar / 22 March 2023

Learn about restorative justice and restorative practices, and how to build relationships that can help to address and repair harm done.

Libraries Get Reel

Publish Date: News / 7 March 2023

The Milwaukee Public Library has been making headlines for their creative TikTok posts that have reached millions of people. After opening their account in summer 2022, it didn’t take long for their posts to start going viral. And everyone gets in on...

Promote Community Health with the Relationship-Driven Library

Publish Date: News / 21 February 2023

Let’s Move in Libraries is an international initiative to get people of all ages and abilities on the path to health. During the month of April, Let’s Move in Libraries will host a series of online conversations on community collaboration and communi...

Golden Hour with the Library

Publish Date: News / 14 February 2023

Forsyth County Public Library is taking programming on the road to meet some of their senior community members where they live. Golden Hour with the Library offers interactive activities based around a theme, such as travel, holiday traditions, or cr...

Meeting Global Challenges with Collaborative Leadership

Publish Date: News / 1 February 2023

Each year, the Global Council has selected an area of focus to help concentrate efforts around a challenge facing libraries around the world. This important work spans not only geographic regions, but all types of libraries, and provides opportunitie...

2023 National Day of Racial Healing

Publish Date: News / 3 January 2023

The National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH) is an opportunity for people, organizations, and communities to call for racial healing, bring people together in their shared humanity, and take action together to create a more just and equitable world.

Build New Community Connections with Partnership Marketing

Publish Date: News / 13 December 2022

Most high-level library marketing goals aim to expand services into new communities and increase engagement with current users. But traditional library marketing is often geared toward reaching people who already know and love the library. Partnershi...