The PRESENT & FUTURE OF PUBLIC LIBRARY TEEN & CHILDREN’S SERVICES & what that means for Russell Library Jennifer Billingsley Director of Youth & Family Learning
NEW YOUTH & FAMILY LEARNING LEADERSHIP YFL mission: Expand our offerings Amplify our strengths Focus on parent and caregiver education and engagement
NEW YOUTH & FAMILY LEARNING LEADERSHIP Pre and early readers: Best practices: (American Library Association’s Association for Library Service to Children) Parents and caregivers are a child’s first and best teacher It is particularly important to reach out to these adults because learning to read begins at birth
NEW YOUTH & FAMILY LEARNING LEADERSHIP Pre and early readers: “Babies Need Words Everyday” Talk Read Sing Play “Every Child Ready to Read” Talking Singing Reading Writing Playing
NEW YOUTH & FAMILY LEARNING LEADERSHIP Teens: Best practices: “Create the kind of spaces, services, and opportunities that today’s teens need in order to succeed in school and in life”
NEW YOUTH & FAMILY LEARNING LEADERSHIP Teens: Bridge the growing digital and knowledge divide Leverage teens’ motivation to learn Provide workforce development training Serve as the connector between teens and other community agencies
The New Russell Library Organization how our patrons and staff will benefit Brandie Doyle Chief Public Services Officer
FORMER ORGANIZATION CHART Board of Trustees Director Administrative Secretary Assistant Director Information Services Teen Services Circulation Services Technology Services Collections & Acquisitions Children’s Services Facilities & Security Programs & Publicity* Audio Visual Services* Administrative Assistant
CURRENT ORGANIZATION CHART Board of Trustees Director & Chief Executive Officer Executive Assistant Chief Public Services Officer Information Services & Adult Learning Borrowing & Discovery Youth & Family Learning Teen Services Programming & Community Engagement Chief Administrative Officer Digital & Emerging Technologies Property Management & Security Finance & HR Administration
ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS OF REORGANIZATION strategic alignment distributed leadership office collocation cross training generalist model collaborative systems supported self-service
STAFF BENEFITS earned promotions professional development departmental proximity teams approach scheduling flexibility whole-library perspective
PATRON BENEFITS turning outward knowledgeable staff single stop assistance combined service desks coverage on all floors forward-looking services reservations available from home 24/7