The Outstanding Librarian
Outreach and collaborations to make you and your library outstanding
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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. In 2023 this website continues to grow to provide resources for librarians in and outside of the library. Last Updated: 9/8/23 |
Why Partner with the Library?
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Has a community partner made a difference by collaborating with your public library? The I Partner With My Public Library Award invites you to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional public library partners. Each year, up to 10 partners are honored at a ceremony held in their honor. This award exists to publicly celebrate those individuals, businesses, and organizations that make a difference by teaming up with public libraries.
Submitting a nomination is the perfect way to thank your library's partners. Any public library partner, anywhere in the world is eligible. Nominations will be accepted through the end of August 2023. Final decisions will be made on October 1, 2023, with a public awards ceremony occurring in early November, 2023. This award is inspired by the American Library Association's I Love My Librarian Award. This award grew out of the Cultivating the Relationship-Driven Library online that took place in April 2023. The award is sponsored by the non-profit, Let's Move in Libraries. |
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“COMMUNITIES MOVE FORWARD WHEN ENOUGH PEOPLE INTENTIONALLY CHOOSE TO STEP FORWARD, TURN OUTWARD TOWARD ONE ANOTHER, AND SET IN MOTION MEANINGFUL ACTIONS THAT SPREAD LIKE A POSITIVE CONTAGION.”
— RICH HARWOOD |
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Download and print the Key Mantras poster and post it by your desk—or anywhere you’ll see it often—to use as a touchstone.
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