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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Swan, Elizabeth - HPL Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 4:00 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Willeford, Wendy - HPL Subject: [txsys10-gen] FW: Build Community Partnerships Workshops Feb 17,18 & March 17, 18 Hi: Please share this message with your libraries and partners as appropriate. The two locations closest to our borders are February 17 in Lufkin and March 18 in Richmond. The presenter, Mary Beth Harrington, will also offer a pre-Conference workshop at TLA in Houston covering different modules than at our 4 locations. The workshop flyer is included below. We look forward to seeing you! Liz ****************************** Hi: Plan to attend one of HALS 4 "Build Community Partnerships" workshops to help your library and community create effective collaborations to better address local needs, especially in these difficult economic times. Please bring at least 3 partners with you; these may include former and current groups with whom you have already established connections but hope to develop new joint opportunities; or groups with whom you wish to work. Remember, your Boards & Advisory Committee members and volunteers may offer different perspectives as well as agency connections, and some participants will discover common grounds for partnership with other agencies as well as the library. Not sure who to invite? Pasadena Public Library invited representatives of the following groups who provide services to the local community: Library Board and Friends of Library officers; librarians from Community College and other local libraries; Mayor and City Council, City Department heads/coordinators (including community relations, convention center, Parks and Recreation, Neighborhood Networks, senior center and a multipurpose center for people with disabilities); County officials working with nursing home program/activity centers; school district officials, Communities in Schools, Inc., Headstart, WorkSource, community theater, YMCA, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, church, women's shelter, and a women's health organization. Schedule Overview: see flyer below for details February 17 @ Lufkin; February 18 @ Sour Lake March 17 @ Angleton; March 18 @ Richmond Don't miss this opportunity to start developing creative local partnerships at these hands-on workshops. Please ask your partners to register also, or complete registrations on their behalf, so we may provide estimated attendance for the presenter and host libraries preparations. See you soon! Liz ________________________________ From: Swan, Elizabeth - HPL Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 8:25 AM Need more resources for your library? Want to impact your community more and be a building block to address local needs? Tell your library's story to those who don't visit? If you answered yes to any of these - this hands-on workshop is for you! Work with and plan to grow together with other groups in your community: home schoolers, local art guild, community chorus, Parks Dept. of your city/county, local retirement center, center for abused women, community theater, etc. FYI - Pasadena Public Library's workshop in 2008 discovered 4 common concerns of all participants: 1) How to market programs and services; 2) Recruit/Increase community involvement; 3) Diversify funding sources; and 4) Expand services to special communities. Sound Familiar? Remember - this is a hands-on opportunity to learn more about your community and create new partnerships. Please bring at least 3 current / potential partners with you on February 17 or 18 or March 17 or 18; see flyer below for details. Note: 50% librarian and 50% non-librarian attendees will lead to a greater benefit for all participants. Cynthia reported: Bringing diverse perspectives together can lead to more creative solutions and identify resources/assets available from each participant agency. Feel free to share the flyer with colleagues, volunteers, supporters, and local service agencies and encourage them to attend. Note: HALS is now certified by the Texas Education Authority as CPE Provider #510545 for teachers and educators. Please register online at <http://www.hals.lib.tx.us/> www.hals.lib.tx.us <http://www.hals.lib.tx.us/register/events.php> /register/events.php We look forward to seeing you and working with colleagues from your community! LeadershipPlenty: Build Strategic Partnerships in Your Community Presenter: Mary Beth Harrington, Director of Membership & Resource Development, Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations (TANO) Workshop Objectives: * Distinguish between asset- and deficit-based approaches to community development * Learn non-traditional ways to recognize and work with local leadership assets * Identify different types of effective community partners * Understand how to organize effective community partnerships to maximize rewards Bring people from your community with whom you'd like to partner! CPE # 510545 Credit hours: 6.5 hours C.E.U. Workshop hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sign-in time: 8:30 a.m. ** Register online at www.hals.lib.tx.us <http://www.hals.lib.tx.us/> Click on Register in the upper right hand corner ** February 17, 2009 February 18, 2009 Kurth Memorial Library Sour Lake Community Center 706 S. Raquet St. 250 S. Ann St. Lufkin, TX 75904-3922 Sour Lake, TX 78934 Ph: 936.630.0561 Ph: 409.287.3592 March 17, 2009 March 18, 2009 Angleton Library George Memorial Library 401 E. Cedar St. 1001 Golfview Drive Angleton, TX 77515-4652 Richmond, TX 77469-5199 Ph: 979.864.1519 Ph: 281.342.4455 For directions from your specific location, try logging on to http://maps.yahoo.com/ <http://maps.yahoo.com/> Please contact Wendy Willeford at 832.393.1397 / 1.800.852.0395 or [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> , with any questions or special needs *** Registration deadline: February 13, for Lufkin & Sour Lake locations March 13, for Angleton & Richmond locations ***
