Virtually every library has patrons who are veterans, military service members, or military family members. Learn from this webinar as library staff with experience developing programming for the veteran and military communities share best practices and practical ideas for engaging veteran and military-affiliated patrons. The presenters also share the Libraries & Veterans Toolkit, a new resource to help workers at all types of libraries garner new ideas for veteran-related exhibits, book clubs, events, collections, celebrations and more.

Presented by: Sarah LeMire, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University; Dawn LaValle, Director, Division of Library Development, Connecticut State Library; Christy Billings, Program Coordinator, Russell Library (CT); and Lee Ann Amend, Library Director, Sharon Public Library (MA)

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• Learner Guide (doc) Use alone or with others to extend your learning.
  

Related Resources and Links

• Libraries & Veterans Toolkit and Community, ways to connect via ALA
  
• WebJunction resources highlighting serving veterans and their families: 
• Libraries & Veterans National Forum Toolkit
• Mental Health and Suicide Prevention for Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families
• Webinar, Suicide Prevention for Veterans, Service Members, Families and Communities
  
• Military Community Demographics, Military OneSource
• CT State Library: Service to Veterans & Military Families, including Finance with information on Military Saves programming
• Helping Warriors Unleash the Power of the Pen, American Libraries, 2011
• Blue Star Families started by Military Spouses to strengthen military families
• Mentioned in chat
• Expanding Collections with a Library of Things
• Ideas from CT State Library guide for a program, 13 Unknown or Forgetten Military Benefits
• CT State Library  featured Sgt Stubby during the WWI Commemoration
• Military Voices stories as part of Bridges Library System's StoryCorps Military Voices Initiative