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Notes from Breakout Session: Community outreach encompassing participatory research and connecting with marginalized communities/populations
Community Outreach (Public Libraries)
- sponsored event tabling
- bringing books twice a month to seniors
- storytime weekly
- STEM engagement weekly
- emergency services bookmobile
- family-safe events
- list resources for community
- book station and staff presence at parades and public events
- tech support for communities/groups in need
- involvement in community gardens and food sustainability efforts
- books sent to correctional facilities
Community Outreach (Academic Libraries)
- participate in new student orientation
- highlight accessible study spaces
- showcase materials to public when relevant
- community can access databases/materials when present at library
Connecting with Marginalized Communities (Academic Libraries)
- liaisons with cultural centers on campus (can help with collections/research)
- streaming video
- enabling trust with loaned materials
- vetting vendors (sales of information and ethics)
- no fines
- language translation
Participatory Research
- include ambassadors from the community
- facilitate community space
- tabling at neighborhood meetings and community centers
- language ambassadors / translation for community
