Rural Library Service & Social Wellbeing project updates, research shares, and tool announcements!
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"Libraries are there for people 'when they don't know where else to turn'"
Working through Libraries in Community Systems interviews with @OzyAloziem and always struck by the poetry and passion in rural librarians.
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Libraries are critical community lifelines for many - @SenGillibrand, @RepTomReed @SenSchumer, we must invest in & #BuildLibraries now. Please include libraries in the budget reconciliation plan, an investment for all Americans. #BuildLibraries
We know that places with public libraries are decidedly better off: longer lives, higher achievement, better education outcomes. Why would we miss this opportunity?
Congress is finalizing an infrastructure spending plan, and they need to hear from you. Take a moment to remind our leaders why we need to fund library construction & modernization - it's time to #BuildLibraries, for the next generation of library patrons: bit.ly/LibraryInfra
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ALT Build America’s Libraries Act, ALA American Library Association, #BuildLibraries [Red and blue text on yellow background, accompanied by simple drawings of a library and construction equipment]
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In a letter to @SecVilsack, they issued a barely veiled threat to withhold credit from farmers of color if @USDA moved ahead with the initiative. federation.coop/post/white-f…
Have you interacted with Rural Libraries & Social Wellbeing: reading or using resources? listening to or reading interviews? downloading or analyzing our datasets? Please complete this survey by June 30 to help us out! rurallibraries.org/did-we-do…
Being born rural or living in a rural community puts individuals, statistically, at a disadvantage across dimensions of wellbeing from learning to read to living longer. Having a library makes up the difference! Check out our latest data releases here! rurallibraries.org/resource-…
"capital library investments cause ...students to perform better on standardized tests. In particular, we observe persistent improvement in reading test scores in the years after library capital spending." chicagofed.org/publications/…
Just now at the @ALALibrary Rural Libraries Summit someone said in chat during our presentation, "this is the first time I've felt like a director." <3
We're so glad to get to share respect and admiration for the work of rural public and tribal library workers.
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We are looking for content for the summer edition of our newsletter. If you’re working on something innovative, have news to share with our statewide network, or have been wanting to stretch those writing muscles, submit by May 14 at tinyurl.com/calcommform
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Deadline approaching on May 18! Submit your proposal for the 2nd annual Equity, Diversity, Social Justice, and Inclusion in libraries virtual conference being held July 16, 2021. Learn more, brush up on your presentations skills, and submit at this link: forms.gle/vwMyPAgvy43Dzaoy5
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Grateful to know @NoahLenstra - the champion of librarians as #healthequity champions. Asking this question during my @ar_afterschool session tomorrow AM focused on Healthy Summers. Sharing resources from @USPlayCoalition @cslpreads and @HealthierGen.
That's exactly what @NFSN_US did in this webinar! Here are the speakers, mixture of librarians and family resource center people. I challenge all organization doing work with families and children to ask yourself "how could a librarian help with this?"
What does it mean to have a public library when you live in a remote rural community? More than 3% diff in grad rates between remote districts with and without #library #Data: osf.io/z3yxm/ in the folder on left "LEA Gradrate..." @sotierlibsys @US_IMLS #RuralWellbeing
So excited: new public library to education data crosswalk! osf.io/gcexj/ This file, matches every US public library outlet to its school district LEA, as well as data from @US_IMLS : census tract and block, county, and zip code. Let the analysis begin! #library #Data
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Today in #NYLibraryWeek, we're reflecting on how #NYSLibraries are meeting community needs during the COVID pandemic. Check out our #LibraryAdvocacy page to learn more about how 5️⃣ STLS libraries are doing this: stls.org/librariesadapt_advo…
#NYLibraryOutreachDay #LibrariesAdapt
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Excited to hear our Executive Director Brian Hildreth speaking about Digital Equity during the @NYLA_1890 Social Responsibility & Libraries speaker series today.
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On 4/17 Artist Member Akua Lezli Hope will present viewers with a reading & poetry workshop at Flights of Foundry - A Virtual Conversation for Speculative Creators & Their Fans.
Register: flights-of-foundry.org/regis…
#specpo #poetryworkshop @AkuaPoet @sotierlibsys @ChemungLibs
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Congratulations to the NINE STLS member libraries who received grants! Alfred, @Cubalibrary, Bath, Odessa, Branchport, Montour Falls, Plattsburgh, Whitesville, & Fillmore!
Congrats to the recipients of ALA’s Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries grants! We can’t wait to see all the great work you’ll do leading conversations in your communities. #LibrariesTransform @RuralLibAssoc bit.ly/2PXIHE1
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Access to reliable broadband internet is critical for learning at home, working remotely & equitable access to information on the internet. Libraries bridge the digital divide by providing WiFi & loanable hotspots! #LibrariesAdapt #FundLibraries #LAD21
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Public internet access in #libraries is a powerful tool for #DigitalInclusion!
This @IFLA_FAIFE webinar recording explores good practices, success stories, common questions and key principles.
Watch it here: bit.ly/3sZ1jSt
