2008 Annual Report: Partnerships and Initiatives

Partnerships and Initiatives

The library appreciated opportunities to partner with community agencies and organizations to serve our community with excellence.

Partners

Bloomington Area Arts Council
Bloomington Transit
City of Bloomington Parks & Recreation
El Centro Comunal Latino
Monroe County Correctional Center
Monroe County Head Start
Monroe County Parks & Recreation
El Centro Comunal Latino
IU Continuing Studies
IU Office of Service Learning
MCCSC/Broadview Learning Center
RBBCSC
WorkOne
Youth Services Bureau

Initiatives

ACE Program
BEAD (Bloomington Entertainment & Arts District)
Bloomington Lifelong Learning Coalition
First Saturdays
Jail Service for inmates
Job Search
One Book One Bloomington & Beyond
Project Safe Place
RBBCSC Partners in Education

In the spring of 2008, MCPL hosted a film series, “The Experience of Becoming American,” and a May public talk by Mohja Kahf, author of the 2008 Community Read, The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf, which is based on her experiences growing up as an immigrant in central Indiana.

Mohja Kahf

First Saturday Free The library began a year-long promotion with Bloomington Transit to provide free rides on the first Saturday of each month to everyone showing a Monroe County Public Library card.

2008 Annual Report [1] Sections:	Related Documents:
From the Board President [2]	Community Survey (pdf) [3]
Financial Summary [4]	Strategic Plan [5]
The Library by the Numbers [6]	Capital Projects Plan [7]
Highlights from Our Year [8]	Mission, Vision and Values [9]
Carrying Out Our Mission [10]	2008 Return on Investment (pdf) [11]
Partnerships & Initiatives [12]
Your Library Moving Forward [13]