1. William R. and Norma B. Harvey Library
Academic Libraries and Outreach: Creating Relevance  Through Learning and Service
HBCU Library Alliance
7th Membership Meeting
Tina D. Rollins
Hampton University
William R. and Norma B. Harvey Library

2. Everyone knows libraries are important
Everyone knows libraries are important!!!!! Why do we need to defend relevancy???
Lack of understanding regarding library purpose and services.
Institutional budget cuts.
Organizational culture.
The age of technology……

3. Revisiting the Concept of Library as Place
A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library. ~Shelby Foote
Libraries have a unique place in academic communities.
We provide services to not only the university, but also the surrounding community.
We are multi-disciplinary.
We promote research and access.
We are essentially the hub of the campus.

4. Outreach as a Tool for Relevancy
Outreach activities help to promote library services and provide opportunities for learning and service to internal and external stakeholders.
Outreach efforts must mirror the mission of your library as well as stay in line with the university’s mission.

5. Where do you start?
Outreach begins with building relationships with library staff, administrators, faculty, staff and students.
(Tip: Be a social butterfly, or be an stork)
Find campus and community partners.
Discuss with your staff what has worked in the past and listen to ideas regarding their interests.
Research outreach efforts of other academic libraries and see if you can adapt some of their ideas to your library.

6. Outreach Efforts at Hampton University’s Harvey Library
To increase outreach efforts at the Harvey Library, staff committees were created to assist with programming and initiatives.
Proposals were also solicited from individuals who wanted to work on other outreach efforts
for the library.
We also created and updated our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Our website was redesigned to include areas for announcements and banners.

7. Harvey Library Outreach Projects
Staff Development Series
Child Development Center
Banned Book Week
National Library Week
Annual Book Sale
Up Center
Film Festival
Radio - Advertising for Events, Interviews/Panels
Television- Campus TV Productions, Student Productions

8. Outreach to Faculty Information Literacy New Faculty Orientation
Freshman Orientation Participation
Graduate Programs
Faculty/Administration Meetings
Collaboration on Grants

9. A picture is worth a thousand words……..

10. Harvey Library Employees Circa 1980’s

11. Harvey Library Now

12. HU Child Development Center Partnership

13. HUCDC Activities

14. National Library Week

15. National Library Week 2016: Libraries Transform
Schedule of Events
Monday , April 11, 2016
Love Affair With My Hair: Why Black Women Cheat On Health
Dr. Desiree Williams
Director, William R. Harvey Leadership Institute/Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Heather Worthy
Regional Director of Wellness Innovation for the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Self-Publishing: Reflections on the Creative Process
Randolph Walker
Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing
Dr. Sabin Duncan,
Director, Freddye T. Davy Honors College
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Tired of Being Black
Rodney Jordan, Author
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Living Authentically: Young Women and Self-Empowerment
Tiffany Hill, Lecturer
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday , April 14, 2016 and Friday, April 15, 2016
Harvey Library Annual Book Sale
9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Thursday)
9:30 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. (Friday)
All events will be held in the Harvey Library Meeting Room.
Please call for questions.
Rodney Jordan
Desiree Williams
Heather Worthy
Sabin Duncan
Tiffany Hill
Randolph Walker

16. Annual Book Sale

17. Banned Books Week

18. Outreach Initiatives in Progress
Strengthening library liaison program.
Increasing digitization efforts to provide access to additional university collections such as yearbooks and student publications.
Increasing funding through donors.
Increasing Grantsmanship

19. We make libraries relevant!!!!!!!!!!
One more thought…….
Librarians have always been among the most thoughtful and helpful people. They are teachers without a classroom.
–Willard Scott
We make libraries relevant!!!!!!!!!!