Connecting with Community and Families in Support of Youth

Your answer might be, “I’m not” or “Our connections are very limited.”  In this webinar you’ll explore how to build and maintain relationships with community members, organizations, stakeholders, and families during COVID-19 and build ideas for keeping those relationships strong when library services are re-launched in your community.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify community members and organizations for youth-based service planning and implementation
• Develop strategies for connecting with partners and families
• Explain why it's valuable for library staff working with youth to build experiences that connect families and communities

Join presenter Linda W. Braun on Wednesday, July 22^nd at 2 pm for this informative and interactive webinar.

Presenter:  Linda W. Braun is LEO’s Project Management and Consulting Coordinator. Over the past two decades, Linda has provided project management, training, and consulting services to a variety of schools, libraries, and out-of-school-time learning institutions. Linda has a Masters of Science Degree in Library and Information Science from Simmons College and a Masters of Education with a specialization in Technology in Education from Lesley University.

Linda previously taught for Simmons College in their School of Library and Information Science, the University of Maryland Information School, and for the Lesley University, Graduate School of Education. She is a four-time recipient of the WISE Online Teaching Award, has won the Young Adult Library Services Association’s (YALSA) Writing Award, served as President of YALSA in 2009-2010. She co-authored The Future of Library Services for and with Teens: A Call to Action and Libraries Ready to Code: Promoting CS Opportunities for Youth Through Libraries.