Community Engagement IdeasAlicia Hammond

How to Steal Like a Community Engagement Librarian

Step 1

Get to know your community

STEP 2

EXPLORE

STUDYCOLLECT

Step 3

Step 4

Scale your idea to fit your community.

STEP 4 (part 2)

Find partners! You don’t have to know how to do everything yourself!

STEP 5

STEP 6

Take stock. What did you learn?

STEP 7

Start again!

Book Bikes

Interactive Displays: Madison Public Library

Interactive Displays: Morton Arboretum

Creative Library Collections: West Norwood Library (UK)

Creative Library Collections: Sacramento Public Library

Community Conversations: Columbus Public Library (WI)

Participatory Exhibits: Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (CA)

Knit in Public Day: Chattanooga Public Library (TN)

Poem in Your Pocket Day: Jefferson-Madison Regional Library System (VA)

Traveling Little Free Library: Montgomery County Library (TX)

Bike the Branches: Brooklyn Public Library (NY)

Humans of KitsapKitsap Regional Library (WA)

Community Event Series: Forest Park Public Library (IL)

ContactAlicia HammondCommunity Engagement LibrarianForest Park Public Libraryahammond@fppl.org

@libraryunicorn RLA CE

ResourcesPinterest Board of Community Engagement Ideas:https://www.pinterest.com/rlaceinfo/community-engagement/

Steal Like an Artist http://austinkleon.com/steal/