Academic-Public Libraries Partnerships: Providing Technology Workshops for the Central Valley Community
- Conference Year
- Online Northwest 2017
- Session
- 3
- Type
- Breakout Session
- Presenters
- Raymond Pun, California State University, Fresno
- Abstract
This session explores how the academic library collaborates with the public to provide new services and support to the community at large. The academic library created a grant proposal focusing on bridging the digital divide in the Central Valley. Librarians trained and selected student ambassadors to visit different library branches and teach various technology workshops in fall 2016-spring 2017. The presentation explores the challenges and opportunities of creating this collaborative program and emphasizes the importance of such partnerships between public and academic libraries. Attendees will also gain ideas on best practices in creating collaborative programs with public/academic library partners.
- Learning Outcomes
- Attendees will learn how to create a partnership/collaboration with other libraries to engage with the community.
- Attendees will learn how to design an effective and creative strategy to promote and market technology workshops.
- Attendees will learn how to create engaging technology workshops for the community.