Specialized Library Programs and Services
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Explain
which specialized programs and services are offered by your library.
Another popular program is the Reading Empowers All People
(REAP). This unique program is for residents who require literacy skills. This
innovative program has taught hundreds of immigrant families, adults,
and children basic English skills since 1999. This program has grown, expanded
but maintains its focus on assisting patrons to develop skills to improve their
lives. REAP is a
ten year effort to promote literacy skills to connect with immigrants and
refugee families. Teaching the families English, helping them to become more
aware of what our public library offers them.
The service insist that working with the whole
family will ensure that adults and children have this experience as well as the
pleasure of sharing it together.
DeKalb Votes Challenge is another initiative offered by
DCPL. This program provided a fun way for participants to learn about the
voting process. Participants earned challenge badges while learning about the
history of voting in the U.S., voter registration information and resources,
election dates, new voting machines, absentee ballots and much more. Dekalb
Votes Challenge was selected by a panel of expert judges with the Urban
Libraries Council, for a Honorable Mention Winner for Civic and Community
Engagement. During the course of the program, the DeKalb Votes Challenge has been
very well received. New challenges and badges are added as opportunities to
partner with civic organizations in support of the national Get Out the Vote
initiative become available.
- Registered
Participants: 1,261
- Completed
Activities: 5,316
- Badges
Earned: 4,624
- Challenge
Completions: 231
DCPL has established the Take the Internet Home with
You initiative, this service offers 200 mobile hotspots devices for patrons
to check-out who may not have access to the internet at home. The DeKalb
Library Foundation received a $25,000 Community Impact Grant from New York Life
to implement this initiative to its communities. DCPL
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Discuss
which of the programs and services you found in your research would be a good
fit for your library.
The Fulton County Library System offers
Class Pass. The Atlanta Public School System and the Fulton County Library have
partnered to allow Atlanta Public School students and employees access all the
resources provided by the Fulton County Library. All APS students and teachers identification
numbers have been linked to the library’s database and can be use in lieu of a library
card. This partnership can be very beneficial to the Dekalb County Library to
aide in students and educators easy access to materials and e-resources.
Girls Who Code was
another awesome programs that is offered at different system that could cohesive
program for my library. With computer science skills being at the base technology
careers, Girls Who Code offers coding classes to teen girl in an effort to
close the gender gap in the computer science and technology fields.
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From
your research of similar libraries, propose two new specialized services and/or
programs for your library (including the purpose and intended audience), and
explain why these would support the library’s mission and goals.
A
family cooking program would be beneficial. Offering a class like, Cooking for health
for families to become more familiar with healthier cooking techniques and
resources could aide in everyone of any age in making better and healthier food
choices.
Dekalb
County Public Library, (n.d.). Retrieved December 18, 2020 from https://dekalblibrary.org/
Evans, G.E., Saponaro,
M. Z., Christie, H., & Sinwell, C. (2015) Library programs and services:
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