SLIDE 1 Books and Bites
Leran Minc, Special Projects Coordinator
SLIDE 2 I. Introduction II. General Best Practices
- III. Case Studies
- IV. Stephanie Maher, Youth Services Librarian at Palmer
Public Library
- V. Maggie Hanelt, Children’s Librarian at Truro Public
Library
- VI. April Mazza, Consultant at Massachusetts Library
System
- VII. Questions/Discussion
Agenda
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- Staffing matters
- Teen Staffing and Engagement
- Programming
– Creative Partnerships – Flexible Programming
- Signage
- Choosing the right location
- Communications and outreach
– SummerEats App
Best Practices
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SLIDE 4 Peabody Institute Library
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SLIDE 5 Wareham Free Library
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SLIDE 6 Lots of Potential!
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SLIDE 7 Leran_Minc@projectbread.org CNOP@projectbread.org (617)239-2510
Thank you
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Palmer Public Library
Palmer, MA
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We kicked off the Summer Program with Mini- Golf!
SLIDE 10 It worked out perfectly to have a performance or story time right before lunch!
While they waited in line for food our volunteers got the space ready for lunch!
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Families would leave the Community Room walk over to our kitchen area and then go back into the Community Room to eat their lunch.
We averaged 40-50 lunches a day, twice a week for 6 weeks! That’s about 540 meals served for the summer!
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Contact Information
Stephanie Maher
Youth Services Librarian smaher@palmer.lib.ma.us
(413) 283-3330 ext. 102
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Free Lunch for Kids Companion Animal Program
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Tales to Tails
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Tales to Tails
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Early Chapter & Picture Books
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Children’s Community Garden
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Sustainable CAPE Farmer
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Eating the Harvest
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Goody Bags
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Goody Bags
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Storytime
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Queen Elsa
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Free Lunch at the Library
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Free Lunch at the Library
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Site Supervisor & Volunteer
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Back Deck
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Food Related Programs
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Spin Art
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Contact Info Maggie Hanelt Truro Public Library mhanelt@clamsnet.org 508-487-1125
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Library Partnerships
April Mazza, Consultant Massachusetts Library System april@masslibsystem.org
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Working Together
- Who is MLS?
- How do we support libraries & work with
Project Bread?
- What’s happening around the state?
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Keys to Collaboration
- Explore Commonalities
- Build Relationships
- Strong Communication
- Outside-the-Box Thinking
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