Florida Library Association Conference 2013

Vera Gubnitskaia Natalie HoustonBrittany Nethers

TEMPLATES FOR PARTNERSHIPS BENEFITING YOUTH

OBJECTIVES

• Ideas for community partners• Examples of partnerships that work

• How partnerships benefit• the library, • the youth we serve, • and local businesses and organizations

STEP ONE – GETTING STARTEDIdentify Potential Partners in your Community

STEP TWO – DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS

Benefits Exchange

Details

REAL LIFE EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIPS

• Check It Out Promotions • Program Exchanges• Contests• Donations

• Check out five or more items

• Receive a free child’s ticket

• 1,353 circus tickets

CHECK IT OUT PROMOTIONS

CONTESTS

PROGRAM EXCHANGES

OUTREACHES

To be or not to be What to ask What to takeStaffingReporting and evaluationsFollow-up

STEP THREE – MAINTAINING PARTNERSHIP RELATIONSHIPS

• In-kind Receipts•Thank you•Recognizing your partners•Keeping statistics

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

• Examples to share• Ideas for new partnerships

SEE MORE!

• Posters• Promotional language• Contest rules• Videos

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QUESTIONS? CONTACT US

Vera Gubnitskaia, Youth Services ManagerGubnitskaia.vera@ocls.info

Brittany Nethers, Youth Programs Coordinator

Nethers.brittany@ocls.info

Natalie Houston, Youth Outreach CoordinatorHouston.natalie@ocls.infoTwitter: @natelibrarian