1.
HELP!
I’M A NEW
OUTREACH
LIBRARIAN!
Now what?

2.
WELCOME!
I’M SARAH HAMMERSHAIMB
Librarian. Educator. Reader. Dreamer.
Passionate about connecting people
You can find me at: @s_hammershaimb
s.hammershaimb@gmail.com
Sarahhammershaimb.com

3.
ABOUT ME

4.
SOME OF MY FAVORITE THINGS...

5.
AGENDA
○Introduction
○My experiences
○Resources and tips
○Questions
○Networking opportunity

6.
IMAGINE OUTREACH
What images come to mind when you think
about outreach?

7.
WHAT ABOUT
THESE IMAGES?
How might they represent outreach?

8.
MY STORY

9.
West Chicago
Public Library
District

10.
REALITY
○Small library
○Small department
○Limited budget
○Must get creative!

11.
THE WCPLD
BOOKMOBILE

12.
OUTREACH
IN PRACTICE

13.
FACILITY ONE
Assisted Living
Community

14.
FACILITY TWO
Long Term
Mental Health Care

15.
FACILITY THREE
Senior Apartments

16.
TIPS AND IDEAS

17.
READ
READ
READ

18.
Sources
○Online: Websites, Journals, Google topic
○ALA Toolkits
○Books
○Research Programs

19.
Read

20.
Read, Read

21.
Read, Read, Read

22.
Read, Read, Read, Read

23.
Read, Read, Read, Read, Read

24.
JOIN GROUPS
Local and Not-so-Local

25.
Ideas/Examples
B’Long

26.
Ideas/Examples
LEARN

27.
Ideas/Examples
Rails:Dementia

28.
Ideas/Examples
Library
OnConference

29.
Ideas/Examples
Virtually
Connecting

30.
LOOK
INSIDE
YOUR
LIBRARY

31.
Let’s get to know each other...

32.
Additional Inspiration

33.
ENGAGE THE
NETWORK

34.
Strategies
○Reach out to and learn from exemplars
○Follow people on Twitter
○Contact people doing this work that
come across your path

35.
TAKE RISKS

36.
“There is freedom waiting for you
On the breezes of the sky,
And you ask, “What if I fail?”
Oh, but my darling
What if you fly?
Hanson, Erin. “There is freedom waiting for you.” the poetic underground,
http://thepoeticunderground.com/post/85456372695/there-is-freedom-waiting-for-you-on-the-breezes-of. Accessed on 14 October 2016.

37.
Failure helps us grow

38.
ANY QUESTIONS?

39.
TIME FOR
NETWORKING

40.
Questions to ask each other
Describe your
library and
outreach program
Where do you find
ideas for outreach?
What has/hasn’t
worked for your
population?
Visit https://goo.gl/a4DZBM
to submit your contact info

41.
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES

42.
Helpful Stuff
ABOS
IGARD
RAILS
Library Intro Presentation Example
Reading and AV Survey
Programming Interest Survey
Slides and Networking Form

43.
THANKS!
More questions?
You can contact me and find presentation resources at:
@s_hammershaimb
s.hammershaimb@gmail.com
Sarahhammershaimb.com

44.
CREDITS
Special thanks to all the people who made these resources available:
○ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival
○ Photographs by Photos for Class
Much gratitude to my amazing and supportive co-workers at the West
Chicago Public Library District, and those librarians everywhere who have
aided me on my journey. Special thanks to Patrina Garza and Gabriel
Cardenas who joined me on this adventure and shared their tremendous
insight remotely.