Free PLA Webinar
Fostering Creative Community Connections
Thursday, December 5, 2019 | 1-2 p.m. Central
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Short Édition Short Story Dispenser. Photo credit: Stephanie Nelson
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In 2017, PLA received funding from the
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to launch a new initiative,
Fostering
Creative Community Connections. PLA partnered with the French company
Short Édition to bring their Short Story Dispenser and digital content creation platform to a pilot group of select U.S. public libraries. In this webinar,
participants will hear how pilot libraries are leveraging the dispensers to strengthen and develop new local programming and connections with library and/or community partner programs and services, as well as creating new interest in literacy and literature
through innovative access to a growing collection of more than 100,000 short stories.
REGISTER
NOW!
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Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
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Start a similar project, including steps for project administrators, marketing/communications, increasing local engagement, and budgeting;
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Identify potential partnerships with local organizations with broad community reach in order to build awareness of and increase engagement with library services and collections; and
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Understand the value of adding local content to their collections, and the opportunity it provides to collaborate with local authors, and curate and highlight content that patrons will enjoy.
Presenters
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Loïc Giraut, business development manager, Short Édition
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Andrew C. Nurkin, deputy director, division of cultural and civic engagement, Free Library of Philadelphia
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Tony Tallent, chief program and innovation officer, Richland (SC) Library
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Eugenia “Genie” Williamson, freelance writer, former editor of ALA's
Booklist
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