Table of Contents
Foreword Lesley S.J. Farmer 1
Preface Kerol Harrod Carol Smallwood 3
Part 1 Community Outreach
Creative Community Connections Gloria Adams 5
Hospital Storytelling Outreach André R. Powe 12
Rooted in the Community: Small and Rural Library Outreach Michelle A. McIntyre Melanie L. Ramsey 18
Youth Contests as Outreach Natalie Houston 26
Annual Programs for Youth and Community Ann McDuffie 34
Part 2 Library Partnerships
Team Outreach: Librarians Pairing Up Shawn D. Walsh Melanie A. Lyttle 41
It Takes a Village: A Public and a School Library Collaborate Annie Miller 47
Part 3 Reaching Patrons and Building Bridges
Reaching Kids Who Are Experiencing Homelessness Vikki C. Terrile 54
Booktalking for Incarcerated Teens: Scalable, Sustainable Success from the Hennepin County Home School Sara Zettervall Amy Mars 63
Youth Focus Groups: Finding Out What Patrons Really Want Brittany Nethers 71
Outreach to Spanish-Speaking Families Sarah Kaufman 77
Reaching Out to LGBTQ Youth Jamie Campbell Naidoo 84
Early Literacy Outreach for Teen Parents Corinne Sanchez Xelena González 92
Part 4 Technology
Using (Free) Technology to Reach Out…and Bring In! Amanda Nichols Hess 102
Creating and Running a Digital Bookmaking Fair for School or Public Libraries Stacy Creel 109
Part 5 Preschool and Elementary Outreach
Preschool Outreach: Small Public Library Programs Rebecca D. Richardson 116
Taking Your Show on the Road: STEM and Early Literacy Storytime Outreach Josie B. Hanneman 122
After-School Storytimes: Activities for Elementary School Outreach Krissy Wick 129
Traveling Summer Reading Show Carol H. Waxman Susan M. Hansen 135
Overnight at the Library Tami Morehart 142
Art Outreach: A Library Success Story Mary Lou Carolan 149
Part 6 Middle School and Teen Outreach
Promoting the Library and Summer Reading Program: Grabbing the Attention of Middle School Students Stefanie Blankenship 155
Contests and After-School Activities for Middle School Leigh A. Woznick 161
Turntables and Tater Tots: Lunchroom Outreach That Works Leah Durand Abigail Harwood Joseph Wilk 169
Outreach Outcome: I'm Going to the Library After School! Joanna Nelson Kaitlin Hoke 178
Teen Volunteers and Children's Programs: Two-for-One Programming Sharon Colvin 187
About the Contributors 195
Index 199