Northeast Ohio Regional Library System

Something to Talk About: Creating Dialogue and Transforming Viewpoints Through Library and Community Collaboration
Date/Time
6/9/2015
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Event Description
Geographic Member/Other Cost:    $50
Full/CE Member Cost:             $25


Join Lacy Wolfe for ideas on how your library can create programs to encourage a community-wide conversation on underlying racial, political, etc. issues.
Participants will learn and begin to master:
  • How to effectively approach and communicate with community partners
  • How to develop programs that appeal to various audiences
  • How to start a conversation on a community-wide scale

 
Location
Online
Via Adobe Connect
Contact Person
Melissa Lattanzi
(phone: 330-655-0531)
Details
Through grants libraries are often able to bring unique opportunities to their communities. The programming that results from the grants can enable a community to grapple with issues of local interest. In this webinar, discover how two libraries used the National Endowment for the Humanities Created Equal grant to host community programs that would foster dialogue about underlying racial issues.

Competency: Community Relations
Sub-Category: Provides leadership to build effective relationships and coordinate efforts between internal and external stakeholders

Presenter:  Lacy S. Wolfe
Lacy has worked for three years at the Ouachita Baptist University Riley-Hickingbotham Library as a Circulation/Reference Librarian. Recently, she took on the role of coordinator for the school’s institutional repository, Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita. Lacy regularly reviews books for Library Journal and is a frequent contributor to Arkansas Libraries. 

 
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