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Open Spaces: Community Partnerships
Community partnerships can raise the quality of school library programming, provide students connections to their communities, and build mutually beneficial relationships. The document describes several existing partnerships between Henrico County Public Schools, Henrico County Public Libraries, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Virginia Commonwealth University, and local non-profits. These partnerships include an annual community reading program, summer reading challenges, school bus safety programs, workshops for childcare providers, collaboration on dual enrollment instruction, and high school students accessing college library resources. The presenters provide their contact information and encourage attendees to brainstorm potential new community partnerships.
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Open Spaces: Community Partnerships
- 1. Open Spaces - CommunityPartnerships Donna E. Coghill, Community Engagement Librarian, Virginia Commonwealth University Rick Samuelson, Youth Services Coordinator, Henrico County Public Libraries Denise Woetzel, Reference and Instruction Librarian, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Anita Tarbox, Educational Specialist, Library Services, Henrico County Public Schools
- 2. Community Partnerships: Raise qualityof school library programming & instruction. Provide students with connections to their communities. Build mutually beneficial relationships. Increase student support. Open Our Doors
- 3. Historically School Librarieshave stood alone: What percentage of adults in your community have ever set foot in a school library during instructional time? How many of your policy makers have seen a modern, vibrant school library in action? How many of your administrators’ doctoral or masters programs included instruction about school libraries?
- 4. HCPS Libraries -Community Partnerships Goodwill One of the largest processors of used books in the world. Majority of books are recycled/shredded. Over 15,000 books in the hands of HCPS students since April. Black History Museum and Cultural Arts Center/Dominion Energy Children’s Literacy Festival. 600 2nd grade students from 4 local areas/175 from HCPS. Activities with authors, illustrators & literacy focused groups. Each student took home five books & summer reading information.
- 5. HCPS Libraries - Literary,Non-profit & Business Partnerships Authors, Bookstores & Non-profits Local Authors Bookstores Non-profits: Center for Inclusive Communities Henrico County Parks & Recs Other School Divisions Grant Sponsors & Businesses Henrico Education Foundation Donor’s Choose Capital One Verizon
- 6. HCPS Libraries -Library Partnerships Henrico County Public Libraries Hanover County Public School Libraries College Readiness Task Force J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Virginia Commonwealth University
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- 8. All Henrico Reads Ourcommunity reading program started in 2009 in effort to bring high quality authors to Henrico. Author presents to students in morning (simulcast to all HCPS schools) and general public in the evening at Glen Allen High School. 2009 - MT Anderson 2011 - David Baldacci 2012 - Garth Stein 2013 - Adriana Trigiani 2014 - Lee Smith 2015 - Tayari Jones 2016 - Chitra Divakaruni 2017 - Sy Montgomery
- 9. All Henrico Readscont. GAHS art students design a display related to the selected title.
- 10. Trophy Challenge Contest betweenall Henrico County's Elementary schools - grouped by public library service area. The schools with the highest percentage of students who meet the Summer Reading goal get a big shiny trophy to display during the school year
- 11. School Bus Safety Since2008, every August rising Kindergarten students are invited to join HCPS Transportation at the public library for a first-hand look at school bus safety. Kids practice getting on and off a real school bus and get a box of crayons.
- 12. Child Care ProviderWorkshops HCPL provides monthly workshops for child care providers between September and May. HCPS staff has presented on: Referrals for special needs Learning the sounds of language Kindergarten readiness Serving ESL students Positive behavior
- 13. Additional Partnerships Repurposing HCPLDiscards as HCPS Classroom Collections ZippSlipping into Libraries
- 14. Snapshot Youngest (opened in1972) and third largest of 23 community colleges in Virginia. Three campuses serve residents in the City of Richmond and the counties of Henrico, Hanover, Goochland, Powhatan and Louisa. 2016-17 Academic Year Data: 15,028 students 15% - Full time - 2,324 students 85% - Part time - 12,704 students Race/Ethnicity: 50% White, 33% Black, 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian Gender: 60% Female, 40% Male
- 15. Dual Enrollment Students Collaboratewith dual enrollment teaching faculty & high school librarians Instruction can be offered at the high school campus or at any Reynolds college campus 2016-17: 1,164 students, 474 FTE students, 8 surrounding counties, 20 high schools/centers Need stronger rapport with Office of Dual Enrollment College Readiness Task Force – Collaborative initiatives between high school and college/university librarians
- 16. Advanced College Academies(ACA) and Early College Academy (ECA) Reynolds CC program provides HS students the opportunity to earn an associate degree. Currently 10 participating area high schools Initiatives with ACA & ECA programs: Orientation session & tour for students & parents Mobile scavenger hunt using iPads Source deck card activities Instruction tailored to a specific research assignment. Reynolds librarian visits high school
- 17. Hermitage High SchoolSeniors Hermitage HS librarian: Approval from administration Discussed plans with HS English faculty & College Counselor Scheduled and confirmed dates/times Reynolds CC librarians: Dec. 2014: College Libraries & Research: Top 10 Things to Expect Mar. 2016: Source Deck Card activities – Searching for resource; Evaluating Resource – Scholarly vs. Popular Met with HS seniors - All day event: 6 sessions, 13 classes, 400 students
- 18. Future plans Reynolds 2022Strategic Plan: One goal is to “Build partnerships with regional school systems that increase the college and career readiness of high school students through collaboration between K- 12 and college faculty” Continue to develop and co-present sessions at school library and academic library conferences Continue to discuss collaborative initiatives with College Readiness Task Force
- 19. Snapshot Established in 1838;became VCU in 1968 Two RVA campuses, one Qatar campus, plus six branch campuses and satellite locations 13 schools, one college 59 bachelor's degree programs 69 master's degree programs 42 doctoral degree programs 50 other programs & certificates 2016-17 Academic Year Data: 32,000 students 102 countries 24,212 undergraduates 82% full-time students Gender: 59% female, 41% male Race/ethnicity: White 50%, Black 16%, Asian 12%, Hispanic 7%, other/not reported 9%
- 20. VCU Libraries &High School Users Any HS student or faculty member may access physical collections and utilize quest wifi access for databases during daytime hours. May request guest computer access, one-hour. Participating schools may borrow materials: HS librarian obtains passes, school ultimately responsible for all HS borrowing 10 items max, 28 days, one renewal DVDs & CDs 7 days, limit 5 items No overdue book fines; replacement and processing fines apply to lost items More info:guides.library.vcu.edu/high-schools James Branch Cabell Library, Monroe Park Campus
- 21. Other VCU LibrariesExperiences HS librarians may bring students to Cabell Library for an in-classroom research experience HS librarians will lead the library instruction session: VCU Libraries will coordinate instruction in advance VCU Libraries provides training on databases and discovery tool to HS Librarian; assist with handouts, etc Library tours may be led by either the HS librarian or a VCU Libraries staff member
- 22. Other VCU LibrariesExperiences Participates in VCU Open Houses and Preview Days Offers HS students and families special tours and overview of services Computer access available to any HS student or faculty member on Saturdays (login by VCU Libraries staff) Guest wireless provides database access on personal laptops or tablets
- 23. Group Yourself According toLocation and Brainstorm Potential Community Partners
- 25. Our Contact Information DonnaE. Coghill, Community Engagement Librarian, VCU Libraries decognil@vcu.edu | (804) 828-6554 Rick Samuelson, Youth Services Coordinator, Henrico County Public Library rsamuelson@henricolibrary.org | (804) 501-1634 Denise Woetzel, Reference / Information Literacy Librarian, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College MWoetzel@reynolds.edu | (804) 252-5518 Anita Tarbox, Educational Specialist, Library Services, Henrico County Public Schools abtarbox@henrico.k12.va.us | (804) 652-3700
Editor's Notes
- #11 How does it work? HCPS elementary students sign up for the Summer Reading Club. They log the number of days they read throughout the summer. The school with the highest percentage of finishers (having read at least 20 days) will receive a trophy to keep on display for one year. We track progress during the summer and share with the club participants through email and other methods. Each winning school receives a Barnes & Noble gift card valued at $50 for the school library (donated by the Friends of Henrico County Public Library)
- #13 Referrals for Special Needs HCPS Exceptional Education Learning the Sounds of Language HCPS Preschool Staff More Than Ready, Kindergarten Ready! HCPS staff ESL Learners in Early Education HCPS staff Positive Behavior / Bullying HCPS PBIS
- #14 In its first year, ZippSlipping into Libraries issued 4,322 public library cards through ZippSlip and 548 more cards issued through paper applications for a total of 4,870 students receiving public library cards. This is not to mention more traditional school-public library collaborations, such as: Class visits to the public library Public librarian visits to promote services in the schools Sharing public library resources with students and teachers
- #15 As a community college library, we serve not only students that are enrolled at our college but also anyone in the community. Our three campus libraries are happy to collaborate with area high school librarians and teachers to offer tours of our library as well as instruction tailored to specific research assignments. As community members, high school students are welcome to use our public computers and ask our librarians for research help. Students not enrolled at our college can still check out books and videos from our library. If they are 18 years or older they can receive a community patron card to check out books and videos. If they are under 18 years of age, their parents or a guardian can check out books and videos for them.
- #16 Over the years Reynolds librarians have collaborated with high school librarians and college composition dual enrollment faculty in the Richmond area to provide information literacy instruction for high school students who take dual enrollment classes at their high school campuses. Reynolds Community college offers dual enrollment classes at designated high school campuses or technical centers, at Reynolds College campuses. Students also have the option to take these college courses online. The number of dual enrollment students taking classes at Reynolds can fluctuate quite a bit from year to year. Also the number of instruction requests Reynolds Librarians receive from dual enrollment faculty can fluctuate from semester to semester. One semester we can receive several requests and other semesters no requests. For the instruction we have facilitated for dual enrollment classes, these sessions are held at the high school’s campus. Some of the preparation required beforehand is to find out if students will have access to computers or laptops in the classroom, the school library or a computer lab; we also need to know if there are any known filters or firewalls to prevent access to Reynolds library databases; and students need to know their My Reynolds login. Occasionally we have facilitated sessions for dual enrollment classes at our college campus when these high schools were able to figure out the logistics of scheduling a bus as well as getting permission slips back from students. Although we do not have enough Reynolds librarians on our staff to provide instruction to dual enrollment students at all these locations, I still feel we should be reaching more dual enrollment teaching faculty and high school librarians to see how we can collaborate in providing more research assistance to our dual enrollment students. I have reached out to our college’s Coordinator of Dual Enrollment for her help in getting the word out to dual enrollment faculty, especially those that teach classes at high school campuses, but have received very little feedback on how Reynolds librarians can better serve this population. Reynolds librarians do have a strong rapport with our Advance College Academies (ACA) and Early College Academy (ECA) Director and Career Coach Coordinator (which I will talk about next). We may look into getting our ACA & ECA faculty involved in helping us reach out to our Dual Enrollment Coordinator and faculty.
- #17 Our Advanced College Academies or ACA Program was created in 2011. This program allows high school students the opportunity to earn an associate degree while attending high school. They earn high school and college credits at the same time, ending with both diploma and degree when they are finished. ACA students start the program the summer before their junior year. Our first class of ACA students from Tucker HS graduated in May 2015 with both their H.S. diplomas and two year associates degree. Our Early College Academy started last year with 4 participating high schools in the city of Richmond. Classes are taken right on the Reynolds Downtown Campus. Altogether, there are currently 10 participating high schools in the Richmond area. And there are approximately 20-50 students from each high school are enrolled. Reynolds librarians have had a strong working relationship with our ACA and ECA faculty and staff from the very beginning and have been very involved with the both programs. This is mainly because the director of these programs has always been a strong advocate of our library. We provide orientation sessions for ACA and ECA students and their parents every spring and every summer. We also developed and facilitated several student-centered activities for our ACA and ECA students. One activity we have facilitated is a mobile library scavenger hunt which includes the use of iPads, Instagram and QR codes. ACA students have taken classes at our campus during the summer. They are in a learning community with a student success (SDV-100) and health class (HLT-115 – Introduction to Personal and Community Health). I will be instructing two of these learning communities this semester. I have also visited ACA students at their high school (Highland Springs) to provide library instruction. Two librarians from the high school observed. SOURCE DECK: Idea from UVA
- #18 Anita and I first met at VEMA (Virginia Educational Media Association) Spring Regional Conference in 2009 when Denise presented a session, “What High School Students Should Know About College Libraries.” First presentation for seniors held at Hermitage HS library in December 2014 – College Libraries & Research: Top 10 Things to Expect - Tried to make presentation engaging by having students use their mobile devices to answer poll questions Last March (2016) we facilitated an activity with seniors using the Vaccines & Autism Source Deck. Students worked in teams to search for their source and used an evaluation checklist to identify whether it was a scholarly or popular source. We thought this activity worked well with the large groups of students that came in. All seniors attended (not just college bound seniors). Reynolds Community College is only 3 miles from the Hermitage High School. This was also a perfect opportunity for Reynolds librarians to serve as recruiters for Reynolds Community College. Students who may not have thought about college as an option may rethink a 2-yr or 4-yr degree or completing a certification to qualify for a specific career. Reynolds librarians also encouraged seniors to visit Reynolds library. As I mentioned previously, Reynolds College libraries serves the whole community.
- #19 Reynolds 2022: Pathways to Prosperity Helping our Students, Workforce, and Community Thrive. One of the goals included is to “Build partnerships with regional school systems that increase the college and career readiness of high school students through collaboration between K-12 and college faculty.” Reynolds Information Literacy Committee’s annual planning objectives since 2015 has included this as a goal. I am hoping that working towards this goal will help us develop a more formal and sustainable plan for preparing high school students for college-level research.