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Successful Community Partnerships through Intentional Outreach – 1 LEU

September 10, 2025Programming, UncategorizedAdult Services, Community, General LEU, Outreach, Programming, Public Libraries, Teen Services, Youth ServicesYouthServices Consultant

We’re compelled, as librarians, to try and answer to all of our communities’ needs. But with growing demands and tightening budgets, it becomes increasingly challenging to stretch our capacities. Sometimes all we have to be is the connectors! Community Outreach Manager Katie Reineke will discuss ways the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library Outreach Department has leveraged successful community partnerships by connecting subject experts to their residents. She will also share clever tools EVPL Outreach has applied to continuously expand its reach with the same staff and budget for 3 years. 1 hr / 1 LEU

Date Recorded: 9/4/2025

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenter: Katie Reineke, Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Resources:

This Google Folder contains the following documents:
- Outreach Partner Form template
- Outreach Form Questions document
- EVPL Outreach Events Calendar spreadsheet with column headings
- Community Touchpoint Map instructions
- Touchpoint Companion spreadsheet with column headings
Learn more about Book and Cook program

CSLP 2025: Color Our World – 1 LEU

January 14, 2025Uncategorized, Youth ServicesAdult Services, Community, General LEU, Programming, Public Libraries, Teen Services, Youth ServicesYouthServices Consultant

Kick-off summer reading 2025 with this presentation about the Collaborative Summer Library Program’s Color Our World “art” theme, including suggested resources for planning and other general information.

Date Recorded: 1/7/2025

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters: Beth Yates, Children’s Consultant at Indiana State Library

Resources:
Resources for Summer Program Planning
Summer Program Ideas for Current Year

New Escape Room Kits from ISL! – 1 LEU

October 16, 2024Uncategorized, Youth ServicesEducation, History, Indiana, Programming, Public Libraries, Teen Services, Youth ServicesYouthServices Consultant

The Indiana Young Readers Center is proud to announce new kits coming in 2025 for check-out to Indiana’s teachers and librarians. Indiana Escape Rooms (in a box!) focus on Indiana history, build on primary resources from the Library of Congress, and were developed with the help of a Teaching with Primary Sources grant. Join this one hour webinar to learn all about the kits and the TPS Grant.

Date Recorded: 10/9/2024

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters: Suzanne Walker, Indiana State Library

Resources:
New Escape Room Kits from ISL slides (pdf)
Library of Congress: Teaching with Primary Sources
Teaching with Primary Sources Midwest Region
Breakout EDU

Science of Reading Implementation: Indiana’s Priorities for Early Literacy – 1 LEU

September 25, 2024Uncategorized, Youth ServicesEarly Literacy, Education, Public Libraries, Youth ServicesYouthServices Consultant

Participants will gain a foundational understanding of the Science of Reading and the theoretical models aligned with the Science of Reading. Presented by Shaiya Badgley and Paulina Jarrett, literacy specialists from the Indiana Department of Education Literacy Center.