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Library Spaces for Community Engagement:</a> Today's libraries are active community hubs that encourage personal enrichment, meaningful collaboration and creation of content. As embedded community institutions, public libraries can provide accessible and flexible
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the Library Field:</a> This resource for libraries, can help staff identify and obtain the knowledge, skills and support needed to power relevant and vibrant libraries. Developed with the input and guidance of library staff and library consultants, the <i>Index </i>addresses
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>Beyond the Welcome Sign: Tailoring Immigrant Services for Success</b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">There is much more to supporting immigrants and refugees than hanging out a "welcome" sign at your library. Successful programs and services are specifically tailored to meet the needs of the range of populations who may come through
your doors. Hear from Movers & Shakers who work with communities to empower vulnerable and often underserved populations with a sense of belonging and self-reliance. Learn innovative approaches to identifying and celebrating immigrant leaders; how to foster
networking between native-born and newcomer populations and between immigrant groups of varying national origins; how to highlight immigrant-positive narratives; and more. You'll be sure to find practical ideas among the multi-pronged strategies that these
librarians have used to ensure that new immigrants really do feel welcomed by the library and the community.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">This webinar is part of a series highlighting the work of recent LJ Movers & Shakers and is hosted in collaboration with
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Presented by: <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; font-weight:normal">Will Chan</span></strong>,<b>
</b>Program Administrator, New Americans Project, Denver Public Library and 2016 Mover & Shaker; and
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; font-weight:normal">Sophie Maier</span></strong>, Immigrant Services Librarian, Louisville Free Public Library, and 2017 Mover & Shaker.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>Measures that Matter: A View into the Current Public Library Data Landscape</b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Data gathering and responding to surveys are part of every public librarian's routine. Yet we rarely pause to reflect on these efforts and consider what data matters most. What measures best demonstrate the role, value, and impact of
public libraries in the 21<sup>st</sup> century? How can the various surveys and tools commonly used by public libraries be leveraged with each other and other data sources to best demonstrate that impact? The Institute of Museum and Library Services in cooperation
with the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies is launching the "Measures that Matter" initiative, a field-wide discussion of the current state of public library data. The initiative will first take stock of the current landscape and then re-envision how
data could be collected, stored, used and disseminated more productively in the future. In this webinar, the first in a 3-part series, we’ll discuss the view that emerged from looking at a number of major library surveys and data collection tools, and consider
opportunities to pursue a national action plan to move the field toward ever-more meaningful measures.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Presented by: Stacey Aldrich, Hawaii State Public Library System; Vailey Oehlke, Multnomah County Library (OR); Linda Hofschire (Colorado State Library)</p>
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