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• Libraries Welcome All Families: A Conversation with Urban High School Students about Representation in the CT Nutmeg Nominee

  By April Witteveen, Chair of Interdivisional Committee on School/Public Library Cooperation on 04/30/2019 • ( 1 )

  

  By Jillian Woychowski and Kymberlee Powe I am very lucky as a school librarian to work so well with my public librarians. Our city’s children’s and teen services librarian has held card drives and visits me on a regular basis…. Read More ›

• Libraries Welcome all Families: Collaborating on Inclusive Summer Initiatives

  By April Witteveen, Chair of Interdivisional Committee on School/Public Library Cooperation on 02/21/2019 • ( 0 )

  By SPLC Committee members April Witteveen, Natasha Carty, Jill Woychowski, and Robin Gibson Public libraries are beginning to look ahead to their summer reading or summer learning programs. Through school and public library collaboration librarians can identify approaches for success… Read More ›

• Libraries Welcome All Families: Makerspace Mondays!

  By April Witteveen, Chair of Interdivisional Committee on School/Public Library Cooperation on 01/14/2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The AASL/ALSC/YALSA Interdivisional Committee on School and Public Library Cooperation is now focusing its work on equity, diversity, and inclusion projects that include library partnerships. This blog post is the first in this new series. By Carrie Sanders The YALSA… Read More ›

• Libraries Welcome All Families: Community Partnerships to Fund Collection Development for English Learners in Urban Connecticut

  By April Witteveen, Chair of Interdivisional Committee on School/Public Library Cooperation on 11/29/2018 • ( 0 )

  

  By Jillian Woychowski One of the most difficult moments of the month was observing my English learners come to check out books with their classes and not be able to find anything they could read at the high school level…. Read More ›

• Gimme a C for Collaboration: Meeting the Needs of Special Education Classrooms through Outreach and Advocacy

  By April Witteveen, Chair of Interdivisional Committee on School/Public Library Cooperation on 10/24/2018 • ( 0 )

  By Natalie Romano Last fall, I was approached by a teacher at Asbury Elementary, a public, K-5 school in my library’s service area, about bringing library resources into his special education classroom. As someone with almost no training in special education,… Read More ›

• Gimme a C (for Collaboration!): Making Connections to Award Winners

  By April Witteveen, Chair of Interdivisional Committee on School/Public Library Cooperation on 10/05/2018 • ( 0 )

  By Abby Moore A close friendship between two librarians, a school librarian and a teen services librarian, led to the creation of the Jane Addams Book Club, a collaborative program between Southold Free Library and the Southold Junior/Senior High School… Read More ›

• Gimme a C (for Collaboration!): Brunch and Books

  By April Witteveen, Chair of Interdivisional Committee on School/Public Library Cooperation on 08/29/2018 • ( 0 )

  

  By April Witteveen Thanks in part to the Library Linx partnership program featured in the Public Library and School Library Collaboration toolkit, Deschutes Public Libraries (OR) have seen a significant increase in collaborative programming with area schools. One great success… Read More ›

• Gimme a C (for Collaboration!): Making the Public Library More Accessible to Students

  By April Witteveen, Chair of Interdivisional Committee on School/Public Library Cooperation on 11/02/2017 • ( 1 )

  

  By Alexa Newman In the course of my career, I have worked in almost every type of library (from academic to special), but I have spent the bulk of that time as a public librarian. One challenge that hasn’t changed… Read More ›

• Gimme a C (for Collaboration!): Integrating School & Public Library Systems in Nashville, Tennessee

  By April Witteveen, Chair of Interdivisional Committee on School/Public Library Cooperation on 08/30/2017 • ( 0 )

  

  by Allison Barney As a new school year begins in Tennessee, Nashville Public Library (NPL) and Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) are entering the next phase of our partnership. The Limitless Libraries program has long acted as a bridge between… Read More ›

• Gimme a C (for Collaboration!): Tech Clubs

  By April Witteveen, Chair of Interdivisional Committee on School/Public Library Cooperation on 05/26/2017 • ( 0 )

  By Alexa Newman Technology Club is a partnership between the Algonquin Area Public Library District and local elementary schools. Our Youth Technology Librarian visits schools once a month, working with the school librarians to lead club meetings. Students have the… Read More ›