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Circulating Ideas - 11 August 2021

Steve Thomas
Steve Thomas
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Circulating Ideas facilitates conversations with the innovative people and ideas inspiring libraries to grow and thrive in the 21st century. This newsletter dives deeper into those conversations.
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Outreach, getting out of our buildings, is such an essential part of modern libraries, and it’s been one of the biggest services impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to get out of the building, to go to where our patrons are, but it’s not safe to have them in the building, much less for us to go out from ours to theirs.
How has your library maintained outreach efforts during the pandemic? In this new episode of the podcast, you’ll hear some ways that various libraries have made the best of a bad situation.
-Steve
Episode 205
Circulating Ideas 205: Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services
Circulating Ideas 205: Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services
In this episode, I chatted with Lori Berezovsky, vice-president / president-elect of the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services, about her path to librarianship, their upcoming virtual conference, and how outreach has changed in COVID times.
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CI205 | Transcript
CI205 | Transcript
For accessibility and discoverability, I try to provide transcripts for most episodes. I am working my way through previous episodes to transcribe them all.
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Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services
Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services
The Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services is comprised of libraries of all types and sizes. Library administrators, support staff, library staff, governmental officials, trustees, friends of libraries, and professionals from other fields comprise this movement.
abos-outreach.com
The Association for Rural & Small Libraries
The Association for Rural & Small Libraries
ABOS was previously connected with ARSL before striking out on its own as an independent organization.
www.arsl.org
Biblioburro: The amazing donkey libraries of Colombia - BBC Culture
Biblioburro: The amazing donkey libraries of Colombia - BBC Culture
Travelling with his two loyal donkeys, Alfa and Beto, Luis Soriano has been spreading the joy of reading to children in rural Colombian communities for over 20 years.
www.bbc.com
Biblioburro by Jeanette Winter | Simon & Schuster
Biblioburro by Jeanette Winter | Simon & Schuster
A book based on the true story of Luis Soriano and his donkeys, Alfa and Beta, spreading literacy across Colombia!
www.simonandschuster.com
Roshan the camel brings books to homeschooling children in rural Pakistan | Reuters
Roshan the camel brings books to homeschooling children in rural Pakistan | Reuters
Plodding his way through the desert in remote southwest Pakistan, Roshan the camel carries priceless cargo: books for children who can no longer go to school because of coronavirus lockdowns.
www.reuters.com
Homepage - Little Free Library
Homepage - Little Free Library
Little Free Library Welcome to the world’s largest book-sharing movement!
littlefreelibrary.org
Little Libraries in Salina | Salina Public Library
A Little Library is a “take a book, leave a book” free book exchange.
salinapubliclibrary.org
StoryWalk® | Let's Move in Libraries
StoryWalk® | Let's Move in Libraries
November 15-19 will be StoryWalk Week! Join Let’s Move in Libraries and the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services for week-long event celebrating the inspiring work of libraries who spearhead StoryWalk® programs – promoting literacy, reading, health, exercise, and movement in communities and neighborhoods across the United States and the world.
letsmovelibraries.org
More about ABOS
Association of Bookmobile & Outreach Services (@ABOS_Outreach) | Twitter
Association of Bookmobile & Outreach Services (@ABOS_Outreach) | Twitter
The latest Tweets from Association of Bookmobile & Outreach Services (@ABOS_Outreach). The Association of Bookmobile & Outreach Services (ABOS) supports library outreach efforts of all kinds.
twitter.com
Bookmobile Conference Goes Virtual » Public Libraries Online
Bookmobile Conference Goes Virtual » Public Libraries Online
When you think “bookmobiles,” chances are you don’t think “virtual.” But library outreach professionals are accustomed to adapting to new and changing environments, and just like their brick-and-mortar counterparts, bookmobiles have been finding innovative ways to connect with their communities in a COVID-19 world.
publiclibrariesonline.org
How Library Outreach Workers Became a Lifeline to Their Communities During COVID-19 | Advocacy, Legislation & Issues
When COVID-19 hit the United States in March 2020, libraries responded by discovering new and innovative ways to connect with their community members through bookmobile and outreach programs. Library outreach workers have been at the forefront of serving their communities throughout the pandemic, ensuring that patrons have access to quality and meaningful materials and resources.
www.ala.org
From Bookmobiles to Outdoor Pop-Ups, Libraries Keep Their Communities Connected
From Bookmobiles to Outdoor Pop-Ups, Libraries Keep Their Communities Connected
National Library Outreach Day celebrates how libraries bring people together.
www.ilovelibraries.org
Reimagining the Bookmobile | American Libraries Magazine
Reimagining the Bookmobile | American Libraries Magazine
Two Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS) board members discuss how COVID-19 has affected bookmobile and outreach services, and what their “new normal” looks like.
americanlibrariesmagazine.org
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188: Shauntee Burns-Simpson
188: Shauntee Burns-Simpson
If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy my chat with with Shauntee Burns-Simpson, 2020-2022 President of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA), about her work doing outreach to NYC schools!
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