julie moore lisa mulvenna explore your life, your community, the world
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Making Public Library and School Collaboration
HappenJulie Moore
Lisa Mulvenna
Explore your life, your community, the world.
Agenda Who We Are Why We Needed Outreach What Didn’t Work for Us What We’re Doing Now Next Steps
CMPL Quick Facts◦ We are a newer library system. We have only
been around for 23 years.◦ 3 locations-1 Main Library and 2 branches◦ At the end of 2014, we had 375,000 items in our
collection.◦ We circulated 1,528,381 items in 2014.◦ We serve the 187,999 residents of Clinton and
Macomb Townships. ◦ 47,914 of these residents are under 18 (or 25%).
47 K-12 schools in our service area plus 10 additional preschools.
We serve 2 entire school districts, plus schools in an additional 3.
There are 3 MLIS librarians in these schools.
Our Schools
Why We Needed Outreach Millage in 2014
◦ Schools and parents were important supporters Large decline in library visits from the
schools.
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20150
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
Main Tour Stats by Year
What Didn’t Work For Us (but might work for you!) Assign a staff members a school Pass out library card applications to
students 9th grade welcome days tables Teacher Mixer
Started a School Success Committee Got rid of unnecessary rules Targeted 3 schools and to get in the door Use who you know Hired a librarian to specialize in schools and
outreach
Our First Steps
What We’re Doing Now
What We’re Doing Now Summer Reading contests with schools
◦ Competition breads participation Summer Reading School visits
◦ Increase in registration to visited schools
Art Show
What We’re Doing Now
Literacy Nights @ CMPL◦ Themed night with activities◦ They come to us◦ After school hours so caregivers can attend
What We’re Doing Now
What We’re Doing Now School Visits
◦ We go to them, they come to us!
Database training◦ Tie into a project or program◦ Sell it as a “product”
What We’re Doing Now
What We’re Doing Now Host school functions for staff
◦ Find ways to bring them in the door◦ Give them library information◦ Teacher library cards
What We’re Doing Now ConnectED initiative
◦ Implemented in Chippewa Valley Schools over the summer and added 10,000 new cards
◦ Visited 19 CVS events since mid-August◦ Issued 4 new cards, updated 247, and fixed 400◦ Talked to 103 kids, 1056 teens, and 1049 adults
about CMPL
Promotion◦ Teacher eNewsletter◦ Add pictures of outreach to Facebook, Instagram,
and Twitter◦ Promote use of hash tags at programs and
outreach◦ Add a welcome sign to rotating sign display in
lobby for school groups and tours◦ Marketing among staff too! We’re using
SignUpGenius.com to list our events and encourage staff to attend.
What We’re Doing Now
Since January 1, 2015, we have gone out to see 7825 people.
1418 people have come into CMPL as a group for tours or training.
Our Stats
2004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420150
100020003000400050006000700080009000
Outreach #s by Year
Database Stats
Database September 2014 September 2015
Biography In Context 27 803
Career Transitions 36 156
Culture Grams 15 81
Learning Express Library 75 256
Novelist 61 109
Pronunciator 45 122
Tutor.com 141 455
Next Steps Continue with ConnectED Develop an outreach plan Create a day camp summer reading
program
