Re: Rural Sandbox Project -- creating action plans cheatsheet

2007-09-07T17:08:12Z

To guide participants in creating action plans after the workshop, I prepared the attached cheatsheet, including the action plan form. (The guidelines are adapted from the instructions included in the workshop curriculum available on WebJunction at http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=14423.)

Minnesota workshop participants had great things to say about the action plan form and process.

The attached document can be used to refresh memories and share the process with others who did not attend a workshop. All comments welcome!

Mary Ann Van Cura
MN State Library Services
maryann.vancura@state.mn.us

Rural Sandbox Project

2007-09-06T20:43:16Z

As the Rural Library Sustainability workshops come to an end, we're looking for ways to maintain the momentum of your great work! We have heard from most of you that TIME is your biggest challenge. The workshops and action planning process provided you with time away from the library to really think about the ways to tackle problems, but everyone wants to know how you have implemented your action plans. How have you shared your learning with your staff, library board, volunteers or community? Have you adapted the [url /do/DisplayContent?id=14422]Action Planning[/url] process? Have you done additional work using the [url /do/DisplayContent?id=11778]Project Continuum[/url]? Have you focused on certain areas or have you blended areas of the continuum in your actions? You understand how the lack of time can be a barrier and so here is a call to action for your help! With just a bit of your time and collaboration, we can lower these barriers for others working in rural and small libraries. The WebJunction Rural community wants you to share YOUR strategies and resources, especially if you've adapted the project resources in any way. Over the next few months we will be gathering all of your contributions into a "Rural Sandbox" which will make it even easier for rural libraries of all shapes and sizes to benefit from your great work and ideas! Everything from brief descriptions to templates or stories will help your colleagues "R&D" (Ripoff & Duplicate) and overcome those barriers! If you'd like to "add your toys" to the sandbox project, share them here (remember you can attach documents if need be) or send them to us via email: [url mailto:rural@webjunction.org]rural@webjunction.org[/url]. THANK YOU again, for all your great work for rural libraries and communities.