Amanda Latreille and her team at EqualAccess Libraries have been hard at work revamping their WebJunction EqualAccess site.

If you’re not familiar with them, EqualAccess Libraries is a “professional development program that trains public librarians in how to address their community’s most pressing needs through authentic assessment and information gathering, development of strategic partnerships with local organizations, and the creation of innovative work plans that reflect their community’s unique character.” They focus specifically on building librarians’ outreach and community programming skills in the areas of health, lifelong, or youth programming and their ability to use technology to expand and enhance programs and services. We’ve been partnering with them to offer an online space for peer-based collaboration & info sharing for a little over a year.

The new site looks great! They’ve made the site more targeted, intuitive and friendly to EqualAccess participants (now in five states, I believe) with prominent links back to WebJunction content (instead of mixing it all together, as most of our State Library partners prefer to do). It’s a new model for Community Partners’ customized versions of the WJ and we look forward to seeing how it evolves from here. Take a peek and let us know what you think.