Get out and REACH! Outreach Projects and Health Information Recording Now Available

A SPECIAL EDITION of NCompass Live: Get out and REACH! Outreach Projects and Health Information led with an Outreach Panel of health information professionals featuring Nick Butler – Health Literacy Missouri; Anne Heimann – Library Director at Lincoln Bryan LGH; Josie Rodriguez – Consumer Outreach Coordinator for Nebraska Attorney General’s Office; and Gary A. Wasdin – Director, Omaha Public Library. I’m attending this session to get general (and specific) ideas that I can share with librarians about planning outreach to specific community populations. Gary Wasdin just shared a great idea of using a simple flip camera to record stories on-the-spot when library customers tell us what a difference the library makes for their families. Check out his presentation on the recording. This is proving to be a great opportunity to hear from people who have successfully run outreach projects. People from public libraries, school libraries, public health departments, community and faith based organizations are getting ideas for projects and partnerships. Ideas for discussion/funding/potential projects are shared at http://outreachcamp.pbworks.com/. A recording of the panel discussion is available via the Libary Commission Training & Events Calendar.  There is no cost to view this session. Get out and REACH! Outreach Projects and Health Information was presented by: Marty Magee & Siobhan Champ-Blackwell – National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region.