Thanks to the AASL/ALSC/YALSA Interdivisional Committee on School/Public Library Cooperation there is a new toolkit out to encourage engagement between public and school libraries. You can access it and print for FREE: http://www.ala.org/alsc/publications-resources/professional-tools/school-pub... The toolkit includes sections on: * Getting Started: How to Initiate the Collaborative Process * Why School-Public Library Partnerships Matter: Research to Support Your Collaborative Efforts * Successful School-Public Library Partnerships: Concrete Examples of Collaboration that Works * Continuing the Partnership: How to Keep the Collaboration Going * Templates & Additional Resources: Tools to Help Facilitate Collaboration Have a good day, Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 LancasterC5@michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov> | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/libraryofmichigan/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/libraryofmich> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/libraryofmichigan/>