There is much more to supporting immigrants and refugees than hanging out a "welcome" sign at your library. Successful programs and services are specifically tailored to meet the needs of the range of populations who may come through your doors. Hear from Movers & Shakers who work with communities to empower vulnerable and often underserved populations with a sense of belonging and self-reliance. Learn innovative approaches to identifying and celebrating immigrant leaders; how to foster networking between native-born and newcomer populations and between immigrant groups of varying national origins; how to highlight immigrant-positive narratives; and more. You'll be sure to find practical ideas among the multi-pronged strategies that these librarians have used to ensure that new immigrants really do feel welcomed by the library and the community.

This webinar is part of a series highlighting the work of recent LJ Movers & Shakers and is hosted in collaboration with Library Journal.

Presented by: Will Chan, Director of Economic Mobility for North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative and the National Western Center, City and County of Denver, and 2016 Mover & Shaker; Jamie Torres, Deputy Director of Human Rights and Community Partnerships and the Director of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, City and County of Denver; and Sophie Maier, Immigrant Services Librarian, Louisville Free Public Library, and 2017 Mover & Shaker.

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Related Resources and Links

• Denver Public Library, Services to Immigrants and Refugees
  • Immigrant Resource Guide (English) (pdf)
    
  • Plaza Voices
• Louisville Free Public Library, Immigrant Services
• How to be a perfect stranger : the essential religious etiquette handbook, by Stuart M Matlins and Arthur J Magida
  
• Hartford Public Library, Immigration and Citizenship
• Welcoming America
• Queens Library, New Americans Program (see also: Blueprint for Immigrant Integration - Public Libraries)
  
• IMLS, Serving New Americans
• ALA, Libraries Respond: Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers
• Project Welcome Libraries Serving Refugees and Asylum Seekers, including Best Practices in Libraries
• ALSC, Library Service to Refugees and Immigrants
• YALSA, Serving Teens who are New Americans
  
• 2016 Library Journal Movers & Shakers
• 2017 Library Journal Movers & Shakers
  
• Will Chan's 2016 Mover & Shaker feature
• Sophie Maier's 2016 Mover & Shaker feature
• Other webinars in the Movers & Shakers series:
  • Teen Programming: A Mover & Shaker's Recipe for Impact and Success with Courtney Saldana
    
  • Culinary Literacy: A Library Recipe for Cooking Up Literacy and Community with Elizabeth Fitzgerald
  • Privacy Literacy at Your Library with Erin Berman
• Additional resources reference in chat:
  • NewAmericanEconomy.org
  • Interactive Map: Eligible-To-Naturalize Populations in the U.S.
  • US Census: American Community Survey
  • Find local 2-1-1 services
  • US Citizenship and Immigration Services resources for Libraries, including Citizenship Corner resources
  • Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Immigrants, Refugees and Non-Native Speakers Subject Guides
  • Community Leader Interview Guide