Dear All
This digest has been compiled by Helen Carpenter (Welcome to Your Library) and John Vincent (The Network). To send a message to all subscribers e-mail wtyl@jiscmail.ac.uk. To contact Helen Carpenter and/or John Vincent use e-mail addresses at the end of this digest.
Reminder!
Welcome To Your Library Digest Survey
We welcome feedback and comments on the Welcome To Your Library Digest and on 16 July we mailed a short survey with just four questions. If you haven't yet replied, we hope you will! The survey will follow again as a separate e-mail in a moment as we're aware you may have been on holiday first time round. Please respond to john@nadder.org.uk
Follow-up to last week's enquiry
Helping first-time library visitors and supporting library staff
This enquiry is now on the message board of the Welcome To Your Library website. Note from HC: I have posted there also all the responses received. See http://www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk/forum.asp?fCat_id=6
Resources
Libraries for the future: progress, development and partnerships
World Library and Information Congress: 73rd General IFLA Conference and Council
19-23 August 2007, Durban, South Africa
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla73/Programme2007.htm
There are several sessions in this broad-ranging programme that are relevant to the work of Welcome To Your Library/social inclusion and community cohesion. See strand 128: Social inclusion: how can public libraries embrace the challenge of reaching out to serve all people in their community? See weblink above and scroll down to Wednesday 22 August programmes taking place 8.30-10.30, also 10.45-12.45, 13.45-15.45, 16.00-18.00 - there are links to a range of theoretical and practice papers which will be presented.
19-23 August 2007, Durban, South Africa
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla73/Programme2007.htm
There are several sessions in this broad-ranging programme that are relevant to the work of Welcome To Your Library/social inclusion and community cohesion. See strand 128: Social inclusion: how can public libraries embrace the challenge of reaching out to serve all people in their community? See weblink above and scroll down to Wednesday 22 August programmes taking place 8.30-10.30, also 10.45-12.45, 13.45-15.45, 16.00-18.00 - there are links to a range of theoretical and practice papers which will be presented.
Resource on IDeA website on community cohesion
http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=5770022
This resource supports councils who want to work with partners and their communities to promote interaction and foster positive community relations. There is useful advice as well as a growing bank of case studies. Note from HC: case studies involving public libraries notable by their absence. Have you thought about contributing? There are lots of good examples of work in public libraries out there.
http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=5770022
This resource supports councils who want to work with partners and their communities to promote interaction and foster positive community relations. There is useful advice as well as a growing bank of case studies. Note from HC: case studies involving public libraries notable by their absence. Have you thought about contributing? There are lots of good examples of work in public libraries out there.
Changing Lives: a Longitudinal Study into the Impact of Time Together Mentoring on Refugee Integration
http://www.timetogether.org.uk/TT_report_online.pdf
Time Together matches local people on one-one-one mentoring relationships with refugees. This report by Dr Lea Esterhuizen and Dr Tanya Murphy, published June 2007, is included here because it provides an insight into the value of mentoring for both mentor and mentee and its role in supporting integration. Note from HC: opportunities for public libraries working with refugees and asylum seekers to connect with their local Time Together programme if they haven't already done so.
http://www.timetogether.org.uk/TT_report_online.pdf
Time Together matches local people on one-one-one mentoring relationships with refugees. This report by Dr Lea Esterhuizen and Dr Tanya Murphy, published June 2007, is included here because it provides an insight into the value of mentoring for both mentor and mentee and its role in supporting integration. Note from HC: opportunities for public libraries working with refugees and asylum seekers to connect with their local Time Together programme if they haven't already done so.
Background reading
Britain failing to protect Iraqi asylum seekers
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2816686.ece
The Refugee Council has criticised the government for refusing nearly 90 per cent of asylum claims by Iraqis last year, even though Britain received far fewer applications than several other European countries.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2816686.ece
The Refugee Council has criticised the government for refusing nearly 90 per cent of asylum claims by Iraqis last year, even though Britain received far fewer applications than several other European countries.
Global hip-hop calls on Roanoke
http://www.roanoke.com/columnists/flowers/wb/wb/xp-127325
Hip-hop may be the medium, but the message Roanoke officials are trying to convey to young people is that libraries are cool. See link above. For more information about Netsayi Chigwendere see http://www.africanmusiciansprofiles.com/netsayi.htm
Hip-hop may be the medium, but the message Roanoke officials are trying to convey to young people is that libraries are cool. See link above. For more information about Netsayi Chigwendere see http://www.africanmusiciansprofiles.com/netsayi.htm
First person
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/homes/story/0,,2145538,00.html
Victoria Neumark inherited a houseful of old oak furniture; it is dark, depressing, oppressive. Friends tell her to get rid of it, but how can she when her family's history is in its very grain?
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/homes/story/0,,2145538,00.html
Victoria Neumark inherited a houseful of old oak furniture; it is dark, depressing, oppressive. Friends tell her to get rid of it, but how can she when her family's history is in its very grain?
Best wishes
Helen Carpenter John Vincent
Project Co-ordinator The Network
Welcome To Your Library t/f: 0845 128 4897
t/f: 020 7641 5266 e: john@nadder.org.uk
e: helen.carpenter@llda.org.uk w: www.seapn.org.uk
w: http://www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk
Project Co-ordinator The Network
Welcome To Your Library t/f: 0845 128 4897
t/f: 020 7641 5266 e: john@nadder.org.uk
e: helen.carpenter@llda.org.uk w: www.seapn.org.uk
w: http://www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk
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