Hedberg Public Library BookmobileLDA Project 2016: Bringing the library to you!Jessica Grandt-Turke, Andrea Levine, Kyle Mair, Stephanie Pajerski, and Brent Sutherland

The ResearchLow-income students lose more than two months in reading

achievement over summer, despite the fact that their middle-class peers make slight gains (Cooper, 1996).

More than half of the achievement gap between lower- and higher-income youth can be explained by unequal access to summer learning opportunities (Alexander et al, 2007).

The ResearchBy the end of 6th grade, lower-income children who lose

reading skills during the summer are on average 2 years behind their peers (Alexander et al, 2007).

As a result, low-income youth are less likely to graduate from high school or enter college (Alexander et al, 2007).

The VehicleDonated by The Janesville Fire Department to become the new Hedberg Public Library Bookmobile

(Above) Members of the Janesville Fire Department & Leadership Development Academy group pose with the newly donated ambulance

The Transformation

The Transformation

Wrap design and installation completed by Fetch Graphics

The Transformation

Forecasted CostsCost of vehicle = FREE!

(Thank you Janesville Fire Department!)

Costs to refurbish vehicle ~$700

Cost of vehicle wrap - ~$2,300

Annual operating costs (gas and maintenance) -$3,000

Books - through the Hedberg Public Library circulation and community donations

Staffing through HPL

Total: $11,275.00

$4,900 Sponsorships $1,375 Go Fund Me$5,000 Vehicle

THANK YOU to our sponsors and partnersCity of Janesville - Janesville Fire DepartmentSt. Mary’s Janesville Hospital and the Dean Clinic JanesvilleBaker TillyFetch GraphicsANGI Energy SystemsJanesville Education FoundationWhy The Fuss? Technical SolutionsSchool District of Janesville

Janesville Retired Educators Association(JAREA)

The Transformation: SDJ Book Drive!More than 1,000 books

were collected from all

12 elementary schools

in the School District of

Janesville!

Bringing the Library to YOU ~ proposed route

Mondays ~ Riverside Park

Tuesdays ~ Hedberg Library Programs

Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays ~ Adams, Jackson, Lincoln, Washington, and Wilson Elementary, and Bond Park Pavilion

Weekend Community EventsFarmer’s Market, National Night Out,

Tallman Festival, Rock Aqua Jays Shows...

Future schedule will be available online at: http://hedbergpubliclibrary.org/bookmobile.

PublicityIN THE NEWS…

LINK to article

We need your help to PROMOTE the Bookmobile.

Thumbs Up!

http://www.gazettextra.com/20160509/thumbs_updown_for_monday_may_9

Spreading the word will get books in the hands of kids all summer long!

Challenges/Obstacles Finding a vehicle:

What we did: Started looking on wisconsinsurplus.com

Talked to Bus Company, Hedberg

Library, and Fire Dept.

Timing/Scheduling for team members:What we did: Planned meetings in advance

Stayed after LDA sessions

Held conference calls

Google drive and Email for collaboration

What we learnedThe first day of class: Real Colors

“We learned that it’s okay not to be good at everything: as part of a team,we can play to our strengths and accomplish so much more.”

“We learned how a big project can come together quicklywith visionary leadership and the support of a community.”

So THANK YOU….

THANK YOU to our GoFundMe DonorsKatrina Bell

Meghan Bleidorn

Trish DeFever

Sara Ditzel

Theresa Douglas

Mitch Fanning

Amanda Haffery

Helene Ogden

Jody Jenkins

Joe Jimenez

Michelle Kahl

John Levine

Jason Lund

Thomas Montrone

Linda Ross

Celestino Ruffini

Crystal Schuring

Tracy Sengupta

Robert Smiley

Jeremy Slemmer

Kerry Swanson

Catherine Szudarski

Michelle Sirinek

Andrea Turke

Anonymous Donor

Special Thanks to:

Thanks to YOU: the Janesville community!

“We're all working together; that's the secret.”

-Sam Walton

The reward“When I was a kid, to me [the bookmobile] was more important than the ice cream truck.

I remembered how much joy I experienced because of the bookmobile coming into the housing projects. Because of books, there was nowhere I couldn’t go. As a result, my world view even as a kid was pretty large….

The bookmobile made that all possible for me."-Frank X. Walker, Kentucky’s poet laureate

Want to support the project?Go to:

GOFUNDME.COM/HPLBOOKMOBILE

Checks can be mailed to the library and made payable to Hedberg Public Library Foundation

Questions