Join librarians Tamelee Young and Deborah Kinirons of the Uniondale Public Library on Long Island as they explain how they organized and conducted visits to the seven elementary schools in their library district and the positive effects of that outreach. Learn how to carry out a similar initiative, leading to lasting relationships with teachers and administrators in schools in your community.

Presenters: Tamelee Young is a Children's Librarian. She has been in the field of librarianship for over 10 years. She has taken training in building partnerships between public libraries and schools and currently serves as a Director of the Children's Services Division of the Nassau County Library Association.<

Deborah Kinirons is the Bilingual Community Outreach Librarian. She has been in the field of librarianship for ten years. She serves as the Chair of the Collaborative Summer Library Program's Spanish Early Literacy Committee and is the Nassau County Co-Chair of the Long Island Reads Committee.