List of Contributions

Hi Melissa, I am assuming you are likely already aware of Brooklyn PLs Library Card Access research. Sending just in case you aren't. I'm part of the working group and they will be releasing a framework for good practices for library card signup in the spring, I believe, which will include briefs from ...

I am not having great luck making these meetings. I'll be at the Association for Rural & Small Libraries Conference and am presenting on Sept 13 so I'll miss out. One of these days I'll make it! ------------------------------ Jennifer Garner She/Her/Hers 2023 President, Association for Rural & Small ...

We have collaborated on a number of efforts with our county public health department and they have asked us to partner most recently with their Integrated Testing Services to build community awareness of their HIV and STI prevention program. We are looking at hosting a testing clinic and providing brochures ...

We are a polling place for local and state elections throughout the year. We have also hosted the League of Women voters on multiple occasions to register folks to vote and provide voter information for each election. ------------------------------ Jennifer Garner She/Her/Hers Library Director ...

Hello, Please excuse the cross-posting. We are looking to add a bullet point (job function) to each of our job descriptions with language regarding applying DEI to all levels of library work including customer service. If you have anything like that in your job descriptions , would you mind sharing ...

We simply use what we call radical trust. I didn't coin the term - read it somewhere. We ask new patrons for their address and just get them a card. No proof needed. We are, admittedly, in a smaller town in Iowa where there isn't a large homeless population. There are homeless - typically people staying ...