This will surely be fantastic if you can ”attend”:
Thursday, Nov. 23rd 3-4pm ET (12-1pm PT)
Community Development in a Library Context
with Annette DeFaveri - 1 hour AUDIO CONFERENCE
Libraries need to be connected to their communities if they are to survive and grow. Community Development means connecting, consulting, and working collaboratively with community members to understand the needs of the community and to inform the direction of library work and policies. Community Development is an energizing and vitalizing approach for librarians who want to build and strengthen their community connections in order to build strong and relevant libraries for the future.
Recognize the key elements necessary for understanding Community Development as it is applied in a library setting. Focus on practical applications of Community Development for developing programs and services, for reaching socially excluded communities, for turning infrequent users into regular users, and for identifying those systemic barriers that keep the library from being truly accessible to all.
More on the community development approach to librarianship in a July post from this blog. Annette’s a kicker and none who participate in this audio conference will be disappointed. To register, run to the Education Institute calendar. Registration is $54 for library association (CLA or one of the provincial library associations) members, $74 for non-members. If that’s too much, please join the “Communities and Libraries” Interest Group of the CLA. If you’re still a doubter, please read Annette’s “The Culture of Comfort” article on Information for Social Change.
-SIO