MHLS - Youth Services - Public Library / Local School Partnerships

Public Library/Local School Partnerships
Building a good relationship with the local school media staff and local teachers takes time but the rewards for librarians, students and teachers make it worth the effort. Here are some ideas and resources to help you foster those strong, enduring partnerships.

Ideas for Collaboration

Assignment alert contest
Author sharing
Battle of the Books
Book discussions
CLASP (NYPL's initiative w/schools)
***Cooperative activities, bibliographies (national committee-ALSC)
Database/other resources information sharing
Displays of student materials
Howard County, MD ideas
Open Houses at public library
- Compilation of ideas from pubyac ( EZ Library Program database)
- Sample from Multnomah Library, OR
Parent-Teacher Conference Story Times
School Corps (Multnomah County, OR)
School visits
Summer reading
- General ideas
- Reading lists
- Western Massachusetts ideas for school visits
Westchester Library System Annual Partnership Awards - 2008 winners

Online Resources

Article-Making a Splash with Summer Reading (SLJ Jan. 2003)
Article - More to Literacy than Reading
Booktalking ideas
Book discussion groups
HomeAccess magazine databases (through local libraries)
Kate Todd's site
Lifelines
MHLS online catalog
VOYA article (Dec. '04)

Forms

Assignment Alert Forms
- Template
- Online samples - Thomas Crane | Belmont | Skokie | Tiffin-Seneca
Community Service Verification
Cooperation Projects
Copyright Handout

Contact Information

BOCES in MHLS
Dutchess | Orange-Ulster (Marlboro) | Putnam/N. Westchester | Questar (Columbia & Greene) | Ulster
School webmasters
Mid-Hudson Children's Librarians
Public Libraries
School Media Staff in MHLS Counties (Under Other, by County)

Dates to Save
(Check the Calendar for registration information)

10th Annual Fall into Books Literature Conference
Thursday, October 23, 2008 at Mt. St. Alphonsus Retreat Center, Esopus

Side by Side Newsletters (Fostering School/Library Partnerships)

Dutchess County Archive

Ulster County Archive

MHLS Professional Collection Materials

Libraries and schools

Ideas for Collaboration Assignment alert contest Author sharing Battle of the Books Book discussions CLASP (NYPL's initiative w/schools) ***Cooperative activities, bibliographies (national committee-ALSC) Database/other resources information sharing Displays of student materials Howard County, MD ideas Open Houses at public library Compilation of ideas from pubyac ( EZ Library Program database) Sample from Multnomah Library, OR Parent-Teacher Conference Story Times School Corps (Multnomah County, OR) School visits Summer reading General ideas Reading lists Western Massachusetts ideas for school visits Westchester Library System Annual Partnership Awards - 2008 winners	Online Resources Article-Making a Splash with Summer Reading (SLJ Jan. 2003) Article - More to Literacy than Reading Booktalking ideas Book discussion groups HomeAccess magazine databases (through local libraries) Kate Todd's site Lifelines MHLS online catalog VOYA article (Dec. '04)
Forms Assignment Alert Forms Template Online samples - Thomas Crane \| Belmont \| Skokie \| Tiffin-Seneca Community Service Verification Cooperation Projects Copyright Handout	Contact Information BOCES in MHLS Dutchess \| Orange-Ulster (Marlboro) \| Putnam/N. Westchester \| Questar (Columbia & Greene) \| Ulster School webmasters Mid-Hudson Children's Librarians Public Libraries School Media Staff in MHLS Counties (Under Other, by County)
Dates to Save (Check the Calendar for registration information) 10th Annual Fall into Books Literature Conference Thursday, October 23, 2008 at Mt. St. Alphonsus Retreat Center, Esopus	Side by Side Newsletters (Fostering School/Library Partnerships)
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