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The Outstanding Librarian

Outreach and collaborations to make you and your library outstanding

About this website:
This website started as a home for resources following an Outreach and Collaboration presentation at School Library Journal's Leadership Basecamp at Simmons University, Boston Massachusetts in 2019. In 2020 the website grew as the pandemic made outreach libraries main method of service to their communities. 

​Last Updated: 9/13/21 

Why Partner with the Library?
/ Trusted 
/ Knowledgeable 
/ Accessible 
​/ Inclusive
​/ Common Goals

WHAT IS NEXT?

​Harwood Institute - Resources
During this week’s Facebook Live rebroadcast, Rich challenged us to think about four things as we move forward:
  • Make room for sorrow - bear witness to people’s rage, anger and sorrow
  • Express our shared aspirations - be clear about what we want to create together
  • Confront inequities - recognize there is no easy fix and get real about the work we need to do
  • Create a new culture of shared responsibility - marshal our collective resources to unleash the potential of our communities

Use Design Thinking to tackle the What's Next for YOUR Library. 
Workshop for NH Librarians April 21 & May 5

Moving Forward In Our New Reality 2021 
​Planning Resources Page

4/28/21 Harwood Institute: 
Using the Stages of Community Life can help you:
  • Diagnose where you are, develop strategies that fit the local context, and evaluate your progress.
  • Take action within your sphere of influence and find allies who are ready to run with you
Create a sense of hope and possibility and restore a belief in ourselves and our innate capacities
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Into Podcasts? NEW and for the Librarians Enjoyment:

Big news in libraryland! Christi and I have started a podcast and episode 1 is up and ready for you to enjoy.
Here is the link to episode 1 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://soundcloud.com/user-802637789/episode-1-stardines-and-windows__;!!Oai6dtTQULp8Sw!HK6P_ohx3sCOxskV_016lbFYMWB1JiEb2eoA533KDt1aVFeVjIw270Wtd0Q_AmJ_XVjJU8RpEg$
This is the first episode of This Podcast is Overdue with April and Christi. Each episode we talk about books we're reading, things we're loving, and library advice we're giving!
In this episode we also talk about the origin of our podcast name (in addition to the obvious library joke), and answer the burning question, "why don't people pay attention to out of order signs?"
Show notes from this episode, including links to subscribe, can be found at https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://tinyurl.com/thispod__;!!Oai6dtTQULp8Sw!HK6P_ohx3sCOxskV_016lbFYMWB1JiEb2eoA533KDt1aVFeVjIw270Wtd0Q_AmJ_XVgSNQRRDQ$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://tinyurl.com/thispod__;!!Oai6dtTQULp8Sw!HK6P_ohx3sCOxskV_016lbFYMWB1JiEb2eoA533KDt1aVFeVjIw270Wtd0Q_AmJ_XVgSNQRRDQ$ > Expect episodes every other week until June (ish).
In the fall we plan to start season 2 and include interviews with library workers about the cool things they are doing so please consider yourself invited to be interviewed or pass along the names of people you think would be good and/or submit a question to us for "Ask Us Anything"!
April Mazza
She/Her/Hers
Consultant
april@masslibsystem.org<mailto:april@masslibsystem.org>
Massachusetts Library System
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