1.
A Library’s Deep Dive into the
Residential Campus:
Creating a Library Living Learning Community
Patrick Rudd
Coordinator of Library Instruction & Outreach
prudd@elon.edu
Joan Ruelle
Dean of the Carol Grotnes Belk Library
jruelle@elon.edu
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2.
In the beginning…
Dormitory Libraries at Stephens College, Lamar Johnson, 1935

3.
Library outreach to
residence halls
• Book clubs
• Drop-in research sessions
• Workshops in residence halls
• Librarians in residence
• Faculty-in-residence
• Fear of invading student spaces

4.
Library contributions to
Living & Learning @ Elon
• Neighborhood association
• Neighborhood events
• Book clubs
• Opening picnic
• Neighborhood dinners
• Film Series
• Cooking Classes
• Tea Room
• Mystery date with a book
• Speaker on “Fake News” panel

5.
Library partnerships with
Living & Learning @ Elon
• Miniature golf tournament
• Human Library
• Game nights
• Fight the fear of invading student spaces
• Tour of neighborhood and faculty apartment
for library staff
• Free speech & banned books
• Professional development for student life staff

6.
• 1889 House
• ASHES (Alcohol and Substance
Free)
• African Diaspora
• Business
• Catholic
• Communiations
• Elon College Fellows
• Examining Disparities
• Gender and Sexuality
• Honors
• Innovation
• Interfaith
• International
• Leaders in a Global World
• LICHENS (Biology,
Chemistry, Environmental
Studies)
• Outdoor Learning
• Paideia (Civic and Political
Engagement)
• Performing Arts
• Polyglot
• Service Learning
• STEM
• Sustainable Living
Living & Learning at Elon

7.
Taking the relationship
to the next step
• Library LLC timeline
• Proposal - December
• Webpage/syllabus - February
• First-year recruitment – March and April
• Student applications – May
• Advisors create roster
• Students notified – late May

8.
What next?
• Reaching out beyond LLC
structure
• Asking for on-the-ground
advice
• Consider 2nd year students
• Reaching out to students
• “make us cool”
• Partner with neighborhoods
beyond LLCs
• Laser tag
• Try, try again

9.
Questions? Comments?
Patrick Rudd
Coordinator of Library Instruction & Outreach
prudd@elon.edu
Joan Ruelle
Dean of the Carol Grotnes Belk Library
jruelle@elon.edu

10.
References
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