News You Can Use
ALA's Public Programs Office recently completed a year-long exploration of public library programs and services that support immigrant, refugee and displaced persons populations. This initiative, originally titled the “New Americans Library Project,” included a landscape review, library site visits and consultation with a panel of public library and community-based organization staff. This session will review project findings such as opportunities and challenges in programming, existing resources and initiatives to help facilitate strong library public programming, gaps in service that could be addressed through training or other resources, and opportunities and challenges involved in library partnerships with community organizations.
ALA Unit/Subunit: ALA, PLA
Meeting Type: News You Can Use
Cost: Included with full conference registration.
Open/Closed: Open
Melanie Welch
Project Director
ALA Public Programs Office
Rebecca Norlander
Researcher
New Knowledge Organization
Erica Freudenberger
Outreach and Engagement Consultant
Southern Adirondack Library System
Jonathan Fein Proaño, DOJ Accredited
Citizenship Manager
International Rescue Committee- Los Angeles
Madeleine Ildefonso
Managing Librarian
Los Angeles Public Library