{"title":"Sarah Ostman","description":"Mary Davis Fournier is Deputy Director of the American Library Association's Public Programs Office where she specializes in national partnerships, new project development, and programs support for public, school and academic libraries. An experienced arts administrator and cultural programmer, her past experiences include directing Chicago's Printers Row Book Fair (now Lit Fest), programming for the Miami Book Fair International. She is active in Chicago's nonprofit community and currently co-chairs the board of Chicago Women in Philanthropy. She holds a M.Ed. in Education Policy Studies from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and a B.A. in History and English Literature from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.Sarah Ostman is the communications manager in the American Library Association's Public Programs Office, where she serves as editor of ProgrammingLibrarian.org, a web resource for library professionals. Before joining the ALA and the library field in 2014, she spent nearly a decade as a newspaper reporter, editor, and freelance writer. Ostman has an MA in journalism from Columbia College in Chicago and a BA in sociology and theater from Smith College in Massachusetts.","products":[{"product_id":"ask-listen-empower-grounding-your-library-work-in-community-engagement-paperback","title":"Ask, Listen, Empower: Grounding Your Library Work in Community Engagement - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommunity engagement isn't simply an important component of a successful library-it's the foundation upon which every service, offering, and initiative rests. Working collaboratively with community members-be they library customers, residents, faculty, students or partner organizations- ensures that the library \u003cem\u003eworks\u003c\/em\u003e, period. This important resource from ALA's Public Programs Office (PPO) provides targeted guidance on how libraries can effectively engage with the public to address a range of issues for the betterment of their community, whether it is a city, neighborhood, campus, or something else. Featuring contributions by leaders active in library-led community engagement, it's designed to be equally useful as a teaching text for LIS students and a go-to handbook for current programming, adult services, and outreach library staff. Balancing practical tools with case studies and stories from field, this collection explores such key topics as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhy libraries belong in the community engagement realm;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egetting the support of board and staff;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to understand your community;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe ethics and challenges of engaging often unreached segments of the community;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eidentifying and building engaged partnerships;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecollections and community engagement;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eengaged programming; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoutcome measurement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharing numerous examples of successful change, dialogue and deliberation, and collaborative efforts, this book offers a comprehensive look at community engagement work that can help all libraries reinforce their roles as champions of lifelong learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376623976671,"sku":"9780838947401","price":89.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/S2-L-7M4nz9780838947401.webp?v=1789218189"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/sarah-ostman.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}