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- 1. Community Building Blocks…Now What?Take it to theStreets Tim Gleisner, Grand Rapids Public Library Juliane Morian, Clinton-Macomb Public Library Jill Porter,Traverse Area District Library
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- 3. PLA Leadership Academy 4-day intensive training Mentorship, small-group work, field trips, and lectures Strong focus on the leadership skill set and community stakeholders Commitment to develop a project between the library and community
- 4. PROBLEM-FINDING Start withyour municipality’s strategic plan Start with an assumption Start with a sobering fact Start with a question Start with a spark
- 5. PROBLEM-FINDING Distill yourcommunity’s story (using the Pixar approach) Once upon a time there was (blank). Every day, (blank). One day (blank). Because of that, (blank). And because of that, (blank). Until finally (blank). “Pixar story rules (one version)”, Pixar Touch Blog, May 15, 2011, available at http://www.pixartouchbook.com/blog/2011/5/15/pixar-story-rules -one-version.html
- 6. HOPES AND DREAMS OFYOUR COMMUNITY “Empathy is the difference between knowledge and understanding. The library can bridge the difference between knowledge and understanding.” -- R.D. Lankes at the PLA Virtual Spring Symposium, March 30, 2011
- 7. FRAME THE PROBLEM Strive for clarity Double-vision problems Do we agree on where we are now?
- 8. 9 6 TYPES OFASSETS TO CONNECT Talents and skills of our people Associations and network of relationships Institutions and professional entities Physical Assets: land, property, buildings, equipment Economic Assets: productive work of individuals, consumer spending power, local business assets Community heritage, stories, identity Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD), Jody Kretzman and Brian McKnight
- 9. SUSTAINABLE ABCD 1 -Find the assets 2 - Connect the assets 3 - Help establish a vision
- 10. LEADERSHIP Individuals need notbe well rounded but teams should be.
- 11. Leadership & TeamStrength • Context • Deliberative • Developer • Discipline • Empathy • Focus • Futuristic • Harmony • Ideation • Includer • Individualization • Input • Intellection • Learner • Maximizer • Positivity • Relator • Responsibility • Restorative • Self-Assurance • Significance • Strategic • Woo • Achiever • Activator • Adaptability • Analytical • Arranger • Belief • Command • Communication • Competition • Connectedness • Consistency
- 12. Student Success Center@ CMPL Idea born out of statistics Gained steam from example at Cuyahoga County Public Library
- 13. Student Success –Pre-planning •Invited staff “ready to move” •Pre-meeting questions •Free-form & safe discussion
- 14. Student Success –Divide the Work
- 15. Student Success -Implementation
- 16. STUDENT SUCCESS -EVALUATION
- 17. Connecting Special Collectionsto the City 17
- 18. Asset-Based Community DevelopmentInstitute (ABCD), Jody Kretzmann and Brian McKnight Neighborhood Needs Map
- 19. Asset-Based Community DevelopmentInstitute (ABCD), Jody Kretzmann and Brian McKnight Assets Map
- 20. Six Types ofAssets to Connect 1. Talents and skills of our people 2. Associations and our network of relationships 3. Institutional and professional entities 4. Physical assets: land, property, buildings, equipment 5. Economic assets: productive work of individuals, consumer spending power, local business assets 6. Community heritage, stories, identity 20Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD), Jody Kretzmann and Brian McKnight
- 21. Institutional Assets Facilities Materials Employment Capacity Employees Political Clout Good Connections Equipment Purchasing Power Training and Development Capacity Financial Resources 21Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD), Jody Kretzmann and Brian McKnight
- 22. 20 Second largest collectionof Local History and Michigan related materials in a public library in the state of Michigan Department has been collecting materials on Grand Rapids and Michigan since 1904
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- 24. Capturing Local Relationships 24Asset-BasedCommunity Development Institute (ABCD), Jody Kretzmann and Brian McKnight
- 25. 25 Over 32 distinctneighborhoods in Grand Rapids! Courtesy of the Community Research Institute
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- 29. “Grandville Avenue Arts& Humanities operates the Cook Arts Center and the Cook Library Center. Our mission is to enrich the lives of neighborhood youth through diverse and engaging programs at the Cook Arts Center and the Cook Library Center.” 29Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD), Jody Kretzmann and Brian McKnight
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- 34. Where to gofrom here? Library Scholars program Students will collect contemporary history of their neighborhood Grand Valley State University will train students on how to conduct oral histories Library will direct the collecting and will house the finished product 34
- 35. From Flat to Flourishing TurningTADL’s Talking Book Library Around Jill Porter, Assistant Director for Public Service Traverse Area District Library
- 36. October 2011 • TADLboard and director start looking closing TADL’s Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped • State aid covered about 40% of needed revenue • Were responsible for serving over 800 patrons in 16 counties • Only 22% of the LBPH patrons lived in TADL District • Much of staff time spent packaging and shipping items
- 37. 2012 • February • TADLBoard discusses closure at its monthly board meeting
- 38. 2012 • February • TADLBoard discusses closure at its monthly board meeting • March • Community Open forum • Lansing BTBL offers option of TADL LBPH becoming an AOC
- 39. 2012 • February • TADLBoard discusses closure at its monthly board meeting • March • Community Open forum • Lansing BTBL offers option of TADL LBPH becoming an AOC • April • TADL Board Meeting at IPL – AOC presentation by BTBL
- 40. 2012 • May • FormalAOC proposal given to TADL board • LBPH librarian retires
- 41. 2012 • May • FormalAOC proposal given to TADL board • LBPH librarian retires • June • More formal AOC proposal given to TADL. Key points: • State Aid would remain the same • Service area reduced to 8 counties from 16
- 42. 2012 • May • FormalAOC proposal given to TADL board • LBPH librarian retires • June • More formal AOC proposal given to TADL. Key points: • State Aid would remain the same • Service area reduced to 8 counties from 16 • July • AOC Application filed • Negative editorial • AOC model approved by Board…at KBL
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- 46. World Vision Day CommunityArt Exhibit
- 47. Results so far… •Monthly outreach targets met • Patron counts higher • Circulation steady • Good BARD adoption rate • Great response to biennial patron survey • Stronger and new relationships with community organizations • More interaction between TBL, the rest of the district and the libraries in areas we serve outside the district
- 48. Lessons learned Utilize CommunityBuilding Principles and Action Steps • Participation and Inclusion • Focus on Assets • Civic Responsibility • Collaboration and Partnership • Comprehensive (cut across boundaries) • Embrace Diversity • Learn • Focus on Results From Dan Duncan’s ABCD Toolkit abcdinstitute.org
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Editor's Notes
- #2 History and Special Collections Manager Assistant Director for Public Services Associate Director
- #3 Handout on the MLA website lists needs and asset maps for your community and continuing reading resources
- #5 Often we’re focused on problem-solving and haven’t spent enough time on problem-finding. We will fight irrelevance by becoming good problem-finders. Students in Macomb County were getting into college but not completing it. We also saw graduation rates dipping – so there were two different problems both resulting in less college-educated citzens.
- #6 Refine with the pixar approach One upon a time students were struggling to get through college because it was so expensive. Every day students were racking up more and more loans. One day a librarian created a list of local scholarships. Because of that more students found a way to pay for college expenses. Because of that more students were able to stay in school for longer. Until finally more students completed their coursework and raise the education level of our community.
- #7 For more information Professor Lankes wrote, “The Atlas of New Librarianship.”
- #8 Ask yourself the 5-why’s – Students aren’t graduating from high school at the rate they were, school doesn’t interest them, the course-work is boring, teachers are re-tooling their lessons based on common core, state of Michigan wants to promote more critical thinking, critical thinking leads to enterprising citizens. Do we agree on where we are now? Establish the problem and attack it from the same starting point.
- #10 Figure out who is doing similar things to the library and collaborate/compliment instead of reinvent
- #11 Need to take some time to really marinate on the problem and what you think the assets/threats are and how to approach your team. Be aware of the strengths you bring to the table and surround yourself with others who complement your weaknesses.
- #14 Important to allow people to share their ideas and feel like they are being heard (leader can pause and reflect back or distill). One foot in admin strategically move the team in one direction (based on a genuine idea) over another. New pixar story: Once upon a time students were satisfied with quick and easy facts the internet. One day teachers decided to realign their curriculum and began pushing for more thoughtful research. Because of that librarians gave presentations to teachers on ways to extend their resources. And because of that more teachers started to partner with librarians for lessons. Until finally students improved their critical thinking skills.
- #17 Need to take some time to really marinate on the problem and what you think the assets/threats are and how to approach your team. Be aware of the strengths you bring to the table and surround yourself with others who complement your weaknesses.
- #27 JP – Tweak Palmer image
- #47 Six types of assets to connect: Talents and skills of our people - Associations and network of relationships - Institutions and professional entities -Physical Assets: land, property, buildings, equipment - Economic Assets: productive work of individuals, consumer spending power, local business assets - Community heritage, stories, identity