Skills for Community-Centered Libraries: Developing a Curriculum for All Public Library Staff

Monday, January 27, 2020

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: Room 122-B

The Free Library of Philadelphia’s “Skills for Community-Centered Libraries” provides community engagement training for staff across the library, including clerks, library assistants, digital resource specialists, librarians, and administrators. Hear how this project, funded by IMLS, has helped staff develop new skills in researching neighborhood assets, facilitating community meetings, and contributing to the Free Library’s existing community engagement initiatives. Staff from across the library will share the most promising outcomes and strengths from the project and some of the most powerful exercises and techniques that attendees can put to use in their own libraries.

The Free Library has made the following popular exercises from their Skills for Community-Centered Libraries curriculum available:

Skills for Community-Centered Libraries: Curriculum for All Public Library Staff - Community Connections
Skills for Community-Centered Libraries: Curriculum for All Public Library Staff - Iceberg
Skills for Community-Centered Libraries: Curriculum for All Public Library Staff - Team Roles
Skills for Community-Centered Libraries: Curriculum for All Public Library Staff - Asset Mapping

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