Library Collaborations and Community Partnerships: Enhancing Health and Quality of Life

Library Collaborations and Community Partnerships illustrates the value of libraries and their resources through an array of alliances to improve health and enhance people's lives. It is unique in its illustration of key principles of collaboration, partner engagement, shared leadership, project development and outcomes measurement, as well as the challenges inherent in collaborations among diverse partners. The book includes collaboration exemplars focused on education, health, information literacy and capacity building for populations that experience access and resource disparities. It highlights the innovative use of existing assets, environments and diverse professions to broaden access to resources and information to those in need. The strategies, challenges, outcomes and lessons learned that are described in the volume have application for a variety of settings and populations. Highlighting the key role that libraries play in guiding successful interprofessional collaborations with communities, Library Collaborations and Community Partnerships should be of interest to academics, students and professionals engaged in library and information science, education, health care, social services and community organizations.

Table of Contents:
Part I – Theoretical Foundations 1. Introduction Vicki Hines-Martin 2. Unrecognized Roles of Libraries in Collaborations to Improve Communities Fannie M. Cox 3. Interprofessional Practice and Collaboration Vicki Hines-Martin 4. Communities and Community Engagement Henry R. Cunningham Part II – Project Exemplars Section A – Information Literacy 5. Introduction Fannie M. Cox 6. Building Wellness Partnerships in Graduate Library and Information Science (LIS) Education Loriene Roy, Yan Zhang, and Nora Rose 7. Information Literacy and the Undergraduate Curriculum: Engaging Faculty and Enhancing Student Learning Hugh Burkhart 8. Fiscal Fitness Through Financial Literacy Rosalind K. Lett 9. Expanding Health Information Outreach through Academic Health Science Partners Elizabeth Kiscaden and Jacqueline Leskovec Section B – Education 10. Introduction: Libraries Addressing the Educational Needs of the Community Henry R. Cunningham 11. Information Literacy through Service-Learning Michael F. Russo 12. Engaged, Educated and Entertained: Employing a Facilitated Discussion Model Marilyn Harhai 13. The Carver Cubs Summer Book Club: A Reciprocal Collaboration Between a Neighborhood Library and a Graduate Elementary Teacher Preparation Program Estanislado S. Barrera IV, Kim Skinner, and Brandon Reilly 14. The Monthly Health Talk: How a consumer health library became a hub for a successful health education event through partnerships and community engagement Rita Kang, Phyllis Mancini, Valeria Raivich, and Miu Lin Wong Section C – Health and Behavior 15. Introduction Vicki Hines-Martin 16. Dog in Residence: An Interprofessional Wellness Program at an Academic Health Sciences Library Gail Y. Hendler and Julia Havey 17. Free Food at the Library: Becoming a Point of Access for Vulnerable Families Elizabeth Lynch and Kelly MacGregor 18. Healthy Start, Healthy Future for All: Building a Community Coalition to Early Childhood Health Ophelia T. Morey, Mary K. Comtois, Christy Panagakis 19. Team Vittles: A Made-from-Scratch Approach to Tackling Childhood Hunger in Ohio Shane Hoffman, Janet Ingraham-Dwyer, JoLynn Wheatley, Sarah Schaff 20. The Ask: Partnering to Connect At-Risk Teens with Sexual Health Resources Elizabeth Lynch and Rebecca McFarland 21. Physical Activity and Libraries: How Library-Recreation Partnerships Contribute to Active Living Noah Lenstra Section D – Capacity Building 22. Introduction: Building Community Capacity through Partnerships and Collaborations Henry R. Cunningham 23. Hoop City Blooms: Mason Square Community Garden and Public Health Initiative Caitlin Kelley and Ellen Sulzycki 24. Making Agency Funding Work for Your Community Talicia Tarver, Montie’ Dobbins, William Olmstadt, David Duggar, and Julia M. Esparza 25. Patient Empowerment: A Partnership between Academia, Community-Based Organizations, and Public Libraries Kara Burke, Elizabeth Irish, Enid Geyer, Ingrid Allard, Linda Miller, Maria Buhl, and Lauren Manning 26. Transformative Global Health Education and Community Empowerment Moira Rogers, Robin Young, Cecilia Uribe de Chavez, and Wilfrido Torres Part III – Perspectives, Challenges, and Future Directions 27. Perspectives, Challenges, and Future Directions Vicki Hines-Martin, Henry R. Cunningham, and Fannie M. Cox

About the Author :
Vicki Hines-Martin is Professor and Assistant Dean, Office of Community Engagement and Diversity Inclusion at the University of Louisville, School of Nursing, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Fannie M. Cox is the Outreach and Reference Librarian, and Associate Professor, University of Louisville Libraries in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Henry R. Cunningham is the Director of Community Engagement at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.