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Champion Literacy; partner with parents and educators <br />OPPORTUNITY <br />Briefly describe the purpose behind the initiative. Is this an improvement on <br />a current service or a proposal for a new initiative? <br />Partnering with middle school educators and parents increases awareness of <br />Library resources that students use to satisfy curiosity and grow lifelong <br />learning skills. <br />PROJECT BENEFITS <br />What effect/results will the program have? How will this improvement or <br />initiative benefit our community? <br />Library information placed in the hands of school personnel offer support for <br />the mission of schools. Students and parents learn about services and <br />materials that enhance learning, both formal and informal. Understanding <br />and using these resources provides a foundation for lifelong learning. <br />GOALS <br />List the goals of the project and a measure of success for each. <br />1. Teen Loft brochures distributed to local middle and high schools. <br />A. Teens indicate learning about Library from brochures or staff at <br />schools. <br />2. Librarians visit local school librarians to share information about <br />Library, and provide in-service support to middle school library staff. <br />A. School Librarians ask for repeated visits for book clubs, history <br />day, or before summer reading program in following year. <br />3. Library card applications, Loft brochures & marketing materials for <br />electronic resources are provided to Kestrel for resident use. <br />A. Forms are replenished regularly, with library staff tracking the <br />number of forms needed to replace to measure interest. <br />DEPENDENCIES AND RESOURCES <br />Budget: <br />$100 increase in printing budget per year <br />Resources required: <br />Laptop for use in outreach <br />In-house printing of materials <br />Library staff to visit schools, techs to fill critical shifts, print and prepare <br />materials for schools and Kestrel <br />Additional tutors and increased use of Board room for tutor program <br />Departments involved: <br />Support Services to print & prepare materials <br />Public Services to visit locations, and to fill in critical desk shifts during <br />outreach <br />Circulation staff to create additional cards and to track response from <br />outreach <br />PROJECT PLAN <br />Deliverable <br />Teen Loft brochure Becky <br />To Impact on Ed <br />Loft brochures to Jessica & Avery <br />Schools <br />Visits to middle schools Jessica & Avery <br />Print marketing materials Erin <br />Deliver materials to Kestrel Jessica & Avery <br />Who is Responsible <br />Due Date <br />July, 2019 <br />August, 2019 <br />May, 2020 <br />August, 2019 <br />Sept 2019 <br />TEAM <br />Name <br />Becky <br />Lisa M <br />Jessica & Avery <br />Role <br />Team lead & outreach to <br />Impact on Ed <br />Provide brochures & <br />Card applications <br />School outreach <br />