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Serving Communities Framework and Curriculum

Acknowledgments

We are proud to acknowledge the terrific project team and advisors that helped to develop the Serving Communities: A Framework for Inclusion-centered Library Leadership Development (Serving Communities Framework), the Serving Communities: A Glossary for an Inclusive Library, the Serving Communities Curriculum, and a suite of five professional development modules including:

  1. Personal Inclusion-centered Leadership Practices Module
  2. Inclusion-centered Leadership Practices in Library Organizational Culture Module
  3. Inclusion-centered Practices in Building Community Partnerships Module
  4. Inclusion-centered Leadership Practices in Community Member Experiences Module: Actionable Science Information for Adult Learners
  5. Creating a Shared Language Module: Putting the Glossary for an Inclusive Library into Action

Cornerstones of Science
Cynthia Randall, Executive Director
David Keeley, Project Manager
Sarah Post, Library Program Manager
Kara Schwartz, Community Engagement and Equity Specialist

Institute of Innovative Learning
Dr. John Falk, Executive Director
Ashanti Davis, Research Associate
Eve Klein, Program Director

University of Missouri School of Library and Information Science
Dr. Denice Atkins, Professor
Dr. Jenny Bossaller, Associate Professor
Dr. Jason Alston, Assistant Teaching Professor

OCLC/WebJunction
Steph Harmon, Program Design and Development Manager
Dale Musselman, Senior Program Manager
Betha Gutsche, Program Manager
Zoe Fisher, Instructional Designer

Our Team of Library and Informal Science Leaders
Lena Pham, California State Library
Dr. Sandy Hirsh, San Jose State, CA
Sarah Dentan, Stanislaus County Library, CA
Susan Hildreth, Library Consultant
Gail Hurley, Connecticut State Library
Ashley Sklar, Connecticut State Library
Deana Brown & Ismael Mendoza, Idaho Commission for Libraries
Kara Cleveland, Indiana State Library
Carrie Sanders, Maryland State Library
Shelley Quezada, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Margaret Stone, Dakota County Library, MN
Ali Turner, Hennepin County Library, MN
Penelope Shumaker, State Library of Ohio
Dennis Schatz, Pacific Science Center & Institute for Learning Innovation
Kate Smith, Tennessee State Library & Archives
Wanda Green, Tom Green County Library, TX

Case Study “Storyteller”
Cathy Burack

Program Evaluator
Alan Melchior

Pueblo Consulting
Daniel Aguirre, Stacey Baker, Ashanti Davis

“…Serving Communities Framework and Curriculum helped me focus on a path that serves the community best, [to improve services] to portions of the community that I am not already serving, that we could really expand our service and really incorporate services to underserved communities and people.”

— a Serving Communities library director

Pilot Libraries
Susan Baier and Beth Boatright — Allen County Public Library, Indiana
Jean Shaughnessey and Robin Shtulman — Athol Public Library, Athol, Massachusetts
Sarah Jones and Jo Nickerson — Carlsbad Public Library, Carlsbad, New Mexico
Breezy Gutierrez and Virginia Sotelo — David E Cargo Valle de Anton Chico Public Library, New Mexico
Waynette Ditto — Hewitt Public Library, Hewitt, Texas
Grier Carson and Josh Wolf — Monroe County Library System, Bloomington, Indiana
Shasta Hofstrasser — Mountain Home Public Library, Mountain Home, Idaho
Darlene Hall and Michelle Watts — Scott County Library System, Scottsburg, Indiana
Colleen Braillie and Catherine Bergman — West Haven Public Library, West Haven Connecticut