Looking for ways to keep your Summer Library Program (SLP) energized and relevant? This course will help you rework your programming in accordance with ALA’s sustainability guidelines, bringing environmentally sound, economically feasible, and socially equitable policies to your library. Learn how a sustainability mindset and the unique characteristics of your community can transform your SLP endeavors and bring resilience, potential, and change to your community. Then apply this knowledge and a wealth of ideas to develop a program that will fit into your upcoming summer library program plan.
Learning outcomes:
- Understand the history and purpose of SLPs
- Explore sustainability as a core library value and its impact on your SLP strategy
- Evaluate the unique characteristics and possibilities of your location to determine innovative programming possibilities and partnerships
- Create a sustainable summer program plan rooted in your community’s needs to help ensure your SLP thrives now and into the future
Course Audience: This class is ideal for youth librarians and staff in both rural and urban areas who are new to the field, as well as those who have experience and want to re-energize themselves and their work with current sustainability-based best practices and innovations.
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Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy
Librarian
University of Cincinnati Main Campus - Cincinnati, OH
She/Her/Hers
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