<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) just released a new toolkit, "Extending Our Reach: Reducing Homelessness through Library Engagement,” which is freely available in <a href="http://www.ala.org/offices/extending-our-reach-reducing-homelessness-through-library-engagement">print or digital version</a>. See the press release below for more info!</span><br clear="all">
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<p><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">CHICAGO</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> — “Extending Our Reach: Reducing Homelessness through Library Engagement,” the latest toolkit from the <span>ALA</span> Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (<span>OLOS</span>) is now available as a free print or digital edition.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Developed by the <span>ALA</span> Social Responsibilities Round Table (<span>SRRT</span>) and the Office for Literacy and Outreach Services, “Extending Our Reach” offers tips, tools, resources, model programs, best practices and much more to assist librarians and library staffers in creating meaningful library services for people who are experiencing homelessness.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">OLOS</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> provides a series of outreach advocacy toolkits, including “Literacy for All: “The Guide to Building Support for Your Tribal Library,” “How to Serve the World @ your library: Serving Non-English Speakers in U.S. Public Libraries,” “The Small but Powerful Guide to Winning Big Support for Your Rural Library” and “Keys to Engaging Older Adults @ your library.” All <span>OLOS</span> outreach toolkits are developed by experts from the field and contain proven strategies and resources for librarians to enhance library services in their communities. The toolkit is available as an eight-page print edition for free (up to 20 copies), an <a href="http://www.ala.org/offices/extending-our-reach-reducing-homelessness-through-library-engagement" target="_blank">easily-navigable Web edition</a> or as a <a href="http://www.ala.org/offices/sites/ala.org.offices/files/content/olos/toolkits/poorhomeless_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">downloadable <span><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">PDF</span></span> file</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For more information on “Extending Our Reach,” and other <span>OLOS</span> toolkits, including ordering instructions, please visit <a href="http://www.ala.org/olos" target="_blank">www.ala.org/olos</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Special thanks to Sandy Berman, Carolyn Caywood, John Gehner, Lisa Gieskes, Leslie and Glen Holt, Anne Moore, Michael Santangelo, David Vess and Julie Winkelstein for their contributions to this toolkit.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The <span>ALA</span> Social Responsibilities Round Table (<span>SRRT</span>) is a unit within the American Library Association. It works to make <span>ALA</span> more democratic and to establish progressive priorities not only for the Association, but also for the entire profession. Concern for human and economic rights was an important element in the founding of <span>SRRT</span> and remains an urgent concern today. <span>SRRT</span> believes that libraries and librarians must recognize and help solve social problems and inequities in order to carry out their mandate to work for the common good and bolster democracy. <span>SRRT</span>’s main website is hosted at <a href="http://libr.org/SRRT" target="_blank">http://libr.org/<span><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">SRRT</span></span></a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The mission of <span>OLOS</span> is to identify and promote library services that support equitable access to the knowledge and information stored in libraries. <span>OLOS</span> focuses attention on services that are inclusive of traditionally underserved populations and people generally discriminated against based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, language and social class. The Office ensures that training, information resources and technical assistance are available to help libraries and librarians develop effective strategies to grow programs and services for library users.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contact:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>John L. Amundsen | Communications Specialist | ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services <u></u><u></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">50 East Huron Street | Chicago, IL 60611 | T <a href="tel:312.280.2140" value="+13122802140" target="_blank">312.280.2140</a> | F <a href="tel:312.280.3256" value="+13122803256" target="_blank">312.280.3256</a> | <a href="mailto:jamundsen@ala.org" target="_blank">jamundsen@ala.org</a> <u></u><u></u></p>
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