Activity Details
Title: Statewide Training events
Narrative: This subgrant pays for an annual subscription to Evanced Solutions, Maryland's statewide event management website. During the grant period, Maryland libraries registered and managed 83 events on the website ranging from Math for Librarians, African American Genealogy, Researching Controversial Issues, Using Social Media for Reader's Advisory, Workforce Development, Learn How To Learn Online, Improving Services to Customers with Mental Health Issues, Conflict Resolution, Privacy Issues: An Overview for Librarians, and Intro to Arduino, as well as periodic statewide meetings for Youth Services and Staff Development Coordinators.
Intent: Improve library operations.
Activity: Instruction
Mode: Program
Format: In-person
Quantity
Session length (minutes): 300
Number of sessions in program: 83
Average number in attendance per session: 20
Number of times program administered: 1
Partner Information
Organization Type of Partner Organization(s):
Libraries: No
Historical Societies or Organizations: No
Museums: No
Archives: No
Cultural Heritage Organization Multi-type: No
Preschools: No
Schools: No
Adult Education: No
Human Service Organizations: No
Other: No
Legal Type of Partner Organization(s):
Federal Government: No
State Government: No
Local Government (excluding school districts): No
School District: No
Non-Profit: No
Private Sector: No
Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization: No
Beneficiaries
Is the activity directed at the library workforce: Yes
For a targeted group or for the general population: General
Locale
Is the activity state-wide: Yes
Specific Locations: No
Library Types
Public Libraries: 27
Academic Libraries: 0
SLAA: 0
Consortia: 0
Special Libraries: 0
School Libraries: 0
Other: 0
Activity Details
Title: Transformations Group
Narrative: A think tank group of Maryland librarians met four times last summer. The group’s recommendations focused on community engagement and personalized and anticipatory customer service, including a list of supporting competencies. The group “changed the conversation” by focusing staff learning needs on the “why and how” of supporting and sustaining innovation rather than the “what” of specific projects, with the goal of substantively moving Maryland public libraries forward.
Intent: Improve library operations.
Activity: Planning & Evaluation
Mode: Prospective
Format: In-house
Quantity
Number of evaluations and/or plans funded: 1
Number of funded evaluation and/or plans completed: 1
Partner Information
Organization Type of Partner Organization(s):
Libraries: No
Historical Societies or Organizations: No
Museums: No
Archives: No
Cultural Heritage Organization Multi-type: No
Preschools: No
Schools: No
Adult Education: No
Human Service Organizations: No
Other: No
Legal Type of Partner Organization(s):
Federal Government: No
State Government: No
Local Government (excluding school districts): No
School District: No
Non-Profit: No
Private Sector: No
Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization: No
Beneficiaries
Is the activity directed at the library workforce: Yes
For a targeted group or for the general population: General
Locale
Is the activity state-wide: Yes
Specific Locations: No
Library Types
Public Libraries: 27
Academic Libraries: 0
SLAA: 0
Consortia: 0
Special Libraries: 0
School Libraries: 0
Other: 0
Activity Details
Title: Family Coding Clubs
Narrative: DLDS partnered with FutureMakers, Code in the Schools, and individual library systems to pilot this service model at five libraries last summer. Teams of two partner educators were deployed to work with local library staff at the same location for four consecutive Saturdays in July and August. The families included grade school age children and their caregivers. Participants learned the basics of physical computing with Makey Makeys and coding with Scratch. The pilot resulted in some lessons learned; and overall the libraries, partner organizations, and families reported that they had a great time and learned a lot.
Intent: Improve library operations.
Activity: Instruction
Mode: Program
Format: In-person
Quantity
Session length (minutes): 180
Number of sessions in program: 4
Average number in attendance per session: 18
Number of times program administered: 15
Partner Information
Organization Type of Partner Organization(s):
Libraries: No
Historical Societies or Organizations: No
Museums: No
Archives: No
Cultural Heritage Organization Multi-type: No
Preschools: No
Schools: No
Adult Education: No
Human Service Organizations: No
Other: No
Legal Type of Partner Organization(s):
Federal Government: No
State Government: No
Local Government (excluding school districts): No
School District: No
Non-Profit: No
Private Sector: No
Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization: No
Beneficiaries
Is the activity directed at the library workforce: No
For a targeted group or for the general population: Targeted
Geographic community of the targeted group: Urban
Suburban
Rural
For what age groups: 6-12 years
13-17 years
For what economic types: Economic Not Applicable
For what ethnicity types: Ethnicity Not Applicable
Is the activity directed at families: Yes
Is the activity directed at intergenerational groups: No
Is the activity directed at immigrants/refugees: No
Is the activity directed at those with disabilities: No
Limited functional literacy or informational skills: No
Is the activity category not already captured: No
Locale
Is the activity state-wide: No
Specific Locations: Yes
Name: BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Address: 320 YORK ROAD
City: TOWSON
State: MD
Zip: 21204
Name: CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Address: 100 MARKET STREET
City: DENTON
State: MD
Zip: 21629
Name: CECIL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Address: 301 NEWARK AVENUE
City: ELKTON
State: MD
Zip: 21921
Name: ST. MARY'S COUNTY LIBRARY
Address: 23250 HOLLYWOOD ROAD
City: LEONARDTOWN
State: MD
Zip: 20650
Name: WASHINGTON COUNTY FREE LIBRARY
Address: 100 SOUTH POTOMAC STREET
City: HAGERSTOWN
State: MD
Zip: 21740
