Community Engagement and the Declaration for the Right to Libraries

Libraries of all types from coast to coast have hosted Declaration signings, and speakers for this session will discuss their approach and share examples of how they used the Declaration as a means to engage their communities in discussions about their needs, as well as the value of the library. Presenters include Hadi Dudley, library director of the Bentonville Public Library (Ark.), Jeff Simpson of Troy University and the Alabama Library Association, Mary Reiman, director of Library Media Services at Lincoln Public Schools (Neb.) and Lisa Hoenig, library director of the Redford Township District Library (Mich.).  ALA President Barbara Stripling will moderate the webinar and discuss her vision for the Declaration during her presidential year and beyond.  View the recorded webinar here: http://ala.adobeconnect.com/p5zkbvrvui5/