Webinar opportunity
Welcoming new voices: Engaging immigrants and non-English speakers in your library
New residents to your community, particularly new immigrants and those who don’t speak English as a first language, may not know about all that your library has to offer. They may also be unfamiliar with public library services in general. These community members have a range of needs and interests that your library can serve. Learn more about how library staff can take different approaches to welcome newcomers from many cultural backgrounds to communities large and small. We’ll also discuss ideas and opportunities to build and strengthen partnerships with organizations connected to these potential users, how to create programs and services that connect to their needs.
This webinar opportunity is brought to you by the Nevada State Library, Archives, and Public Records.
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Presented by
- Audrey Barbakoff, EdD, MLIS, CEO of Co/Lab Capacity
- Melody Leung, MLIS, Youth Services Librarian
- Iris Ramos Jones, Director, Governor's Office for New Americans
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Related resources and links
- ALSC, "Library Service to Underserved Children and Their Caregivers Toolkits"
- USAHello App
- "Bystander Intervention Training" from Right to Be
- Project Voice Toolkit
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center
- Project Welcome, Libraries Serving Refugees and Asylum Seekers
- Launching Successful Multi-lingual Programs at the Library,
- Other webinars
- Welcoming Immigrants Through Cultural Programming: Lessons from the Field, Infopeople webinar, 2022.
- Ideating Programming for Spanish Speakers, 2023.
Date
24 June 2025
Time
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Pacific Daylight Time, North America [UTC -7]