An informative, new report by Urban Libraries Council explores Public library strategies that help communities successfully welcome new Americans. Welcome, Stranger: Public Libraries Build the Global Village (ZIP file) identifies five key strategies that public libraries are effectively using to support immigrant transitions and help communities cope with rapid changes in demographics. I was pleased to see that five strategies detailed in the report validate the outreach best practices WebJunction advocates in our Spanish Language Outreach Curriculum and our Online Course.
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Yesterday I attended the webjunction webinar on Welcome Stranger. When I tried to preregister, the link said it was not necessary. During the webinar I was given a link to download the report that was being mailed out. The link did not work because I am not a member of ULC. Is there a way to obtain a copy of the report.
Thanks, Chuck Mayer
Parkway Village Branch
Memphis Public Library
4655 Knight Arnold Rd.
Memphis, TN 38118
Thanks for the comment, Chuck. I believe the free mailing of reports was only for attendees of the live webinar. I’ll pass this comment on to program coordinator to confirm that and if necessary, update the archived webinar language to reflect that requirement.
In the meantime, it looks like they have moved the free download of the report. You can get that (it’s a giant file so have patience) from: http://www.hypersimulation.com/ulc/ULC_WS.pdf