Letting the Community In

with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

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Letting the Community In
with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

A perspective from the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, North Carolina, USA

Join us for this international webinar and gain inspiration and a fresh perspective to bring to your future projects. When Branch Leader, Hannah Terrell and Community Partnerships Leader, Martha Yesowitch began the Engage2020 project, little could have prepared them for seismic societal changes that lay ahead, in the form of Covid-19 pandemic and the issues drawn to the fore by the Black Lives Matter movement. Using the Engage2020 project as a case study, Hannah and Martha will explore good practice for engaging audiences successfully and reflect on how to make the library a safe forum for community conversation and expression. Find out how they adopted a “history in the making” approach and gave young people a voice for their lived experience.

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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is one of America’s leading urban public libraries, serving a community of more than one million citizens in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Through 20 locations, targeted outreach and online, the Library delivers exceptional services and programs, with a mission to improve lives and build a stronger community. In short, we strive to be essential to our community.

Since their founding in 1903, as an original Carnegie Library, their role as a provider of lifelong education in this community has never been more relevant. As stewards of the community's trust and resources, they work hard every day to provide valuable experiences. Their customers, staff and supporters inspire them each day to be an essential resource for our community

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