The Massachusetts Library System is pleased to announce that we have contracted with PCI Webinars to provide our members with access to their live webinars.  These webinars are free to MLS members who register through our calendar. Please do not register directly with PCI. Members who register directly with PCI are responsible for paying their registration fee. 

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Because we are working with an outside vendor, it is important that you cancel your registration in the event that you are unable to attend the live webinar.  A recording of the webinar will be available on the PCI Webinars Niche Academy website about a week after the live webinar.  If you have any issues registering or signing into the PCI Webinars Niche Academy website, please let us know.  Please do not contact PCI Webinars or Niche Academy directly about their live webinars or webinar recordings.

Description

Even within the same library system, our understanding of our patrons’ needs varies immensely. As different as library departments may seem, combining our insights enriches our understanding of the community we serve and their interconnection throughout generations.

This webinar describes how to plan an interdepartmental and intergenerational program, taking a project-based English learning initiative as a parting point. Its goal is to delineate the steps to conduct this type of programming and to provide an example of interdepartmental planning engaging literacy and community services.

Learning Outcomes

Attendees will learn how to:

• Survey community issues and create interdepartmental solutions
• Design collaborative programs based on community member’s input
• Introduce patrons to unfamiliar library services

Presenter

Ana Villalpando is a doctoral student at University of California, SanDiego. Since her career in public libraries started in 2016, Ana has prioritized advocating for language justice, equal access to informationand addressing systemic inequities through conscious library programming. Ana's work has been presented at Reforma National Conference, California Library Association Conference, Seguimos Creando Enlaces Binational Conferences, and California Libraries Learn Academy.

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