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Please excuse cross-posting of this message. **************************************************************** Join us at the Nova Scotia Provincial Library on November 23rd for an audio conference on Community Development in a Library Context with Annette DeFaveri. Libraries need to be connected to their communities if they are to survive and grow. Community Development means connecting, consulting, and working collaboratively with community members to understand the needs of the community and to inform the direction of library work and policies. Community Development is an energizing and vitalizing approach for librarians who want to build and strengthen their community connections in order to build strong and relevant libraries for the future. Recognize the key elements necessary for understanding Community Development as it is applied in a library setting. Focus on practical applications of Community Development for developing programs and services, for reaching socially excluded communities, for turning infrequent users into regular users, and for identifying those systemic barriers that keep the library from being truly accessible to all. The Benefits Understanding of Community Development as a philosophical and practical approach for building strong community partnerships and relationships. Practical suggestions for incorporating Community Development models into the library's programs, policies, and approaches. New lenses through which to view, develop, assess and evaluate our work as librarians. Key Topics Timeliness for Community Development The way this differs from a traditional Outreach method How do we get to know community members and service providers Understanding what the community needs and wants from the library Systemic barriers and the role of community connections How programs and services differ How a development approach differs from traditional services, programs The soft and not so soft skills needed for community development work Annette DeFaveri Annette DeFaveri is the National Coordinator of the Working Together Project, a project that focuses on using Community Development theories and applications to connect with socially excluded communities in order to understand what they want and need from public libraries. She was the first Community Development Librarian at the Vancouver Public Library and was a Library Journal 'Mover and Shaker' for 2006. Developed for the Education Institute by the British Columbia Library Association. SESSION DETAILS: Time: Thursday, November 23rd, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Place: Conference Room, Nova Scotia Provincial Library, 3770 Kempt Road, Halifax This session is free; parking is available in front of the building. Please respond to Carol Morris at [log in to unmask] or by phone at 424-2477 if you would like to attend this session. ******************************************************************** We respectfully request that you refrain from wearing any scented products, including perfume, hair spray, cologne, deodorant, etc. and we thank you for your cooperation. ********************************************************************