Community Conversations Events

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Comment by Heidi Baker on September 30, 2009 at 5:01pm

A great article in the Pueblo Chieftain about Books a la Cart, as the program starts up again this fall!

Comment by Heidi Baker on August 11, 2009 at 5:39pm

Another great pic from Fort Morgan PL's Toy & Book Fair:

Comment by Heidi Baker on June 30, 2009 at 10:01am

The in-roads made to the Somali communities in Fort Morgan and Greeley by the libraries continue to be both time-consuming and equally rewarding. How fortuitous that the neighboring libraries wanted to work with these new residents, capturing the essence of the moment; the Somali communities continue to draw attention including this June article from the Denver Post.

Comment by Heidi Baker on June 25, 2009 at 10:47am

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iddle School now has an awesome cookbook collection for students and parents alike! Very handy on multi-cultural night:

Comment by BF McCune on May 22, 2009 at 11:34am

The Thornton Branch of the Rangeview Library District had a multi-activity approach to its Community Conversations Project. In addition to ESL classes taught by volunteers, conversation classes lead by a librarian, and storytimes in a nearby health clinic, staff hosted an event in April called The Faces of Thornton. Displays about other countries, multi-cultural food, and folk dancing were complemented by a Korean-born harpist who played music from many countries.

Comment by BF McCune on May 22, 2009 at 10:57am

The Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library and the Auraria Library partnered for their Community Conversations project and brought a two-site, two-part exhibition of sculpture and discussions by Dr. Ella Maria Ray, Metropolitan State College of Denver. The purpose was to encourage cross-connections between the community and college students. Dr. Ray created masks inspired by selected literary works by African-American women (such as Zora Neale Hurston). The photo shows Dr. Ray with one of her pieces.

Comment by Cathy Bosley on May 20, 2009 at 4:56pm

Success was achieved with the Toy & Book Fair at the Ft. Morgan Public Library last Sunday, May 17th. A small group of women and children gathered in the park before we gave them a condensed tour of the library. The children enjoyed posing for the camera, and the women conversed in their language. The key to the success seemed to be that they had been invited by a man of their culture. Julie Vannoy is shown in two of these photos, conversing with the children, and showing off Somali/English videos. The toys, books and stuffed animals were all donated by our patrons, and the children were allowed to select what they wanted. The women each received dictionary/phrasebooks and a plant. They expressed their desire to learn English. This could be the start of a tutoring program here at the library. Thanks for your encouraging words!

Comment by BF McCune on May 11, 2009 at 9:14am

The Literacy Center at the Mesa County Public Library has been hosting a number of events and activities over the past few months as part of its Community Conversations project. One in April featured “Do’s & Don’ts of Purchasing A Vehicle” with Richard Predovich of The Department of Revenue/Auto Industry Division. Richard told a group of English and Spanish speakers (simultaneous translation provided!) what to watch out for when considering buying an automobile. Here are some photos of that event.

Comment by BF McCune on May 6, 2009 at 6:23am

Comments from Cindy and Cathy are very enlightening. We can't plan activities without understanding the market's needs and their cultural perspective. Experience is a great teacher, right?

Comment by Cindy Welsh on May 5, 2009 at 10:47am

You hit the nail on the head: community elders. And to be truthful, I got lucky in that one of the "elders" I connected with has been in CO for 20 years. He understands the receiving community well and at the same time knows how to bring the immigrant community with him. And there's another factor, though I'm still not clear on how much of a role it played: we seem to have two groups of elders and in the perspective (emphasize "perspective" there) of the receiving community, they seem to be in competition with one another. My next step is coming to understand the tensions between these groups and figuring out how to navigate these waters.

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