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Library Outreach
Personal Librarian
Outreach
Program
During
COVID-19
“My daughter is a Chatham graduate, and
one of the things I absolutely love about
your library is that she received a letter in
The library continued to
the mail from a librarian welcoming her to
Chatham and introducing her to library
rely on existing outreach
resources before she even started class."
channels during COVID-19.
~ Parent of Student, In Person
These efforts included:
The goal of the Personal Librarian Program
is to increase student familiarity with and
use of the library and its many Sharing library policy and service updates
resources. Incoming undergraduate and on social media.
transfer students are paired with a Increasing Personal Librarian emails to students.
Reference Librarian and receive letters in Creating a COVID-19 page on the library website,
early August introducing each student to updated regularly with library policy and services
their personal librarian. Throughout the (advertisement pictured above).

students’ first two semesters at Chatham, Reaching out to faculty concerning virtual library

the personal librarians send periodic emails services and digital course materials available to

about library resources and services. support them during the shift to virtual

classrooms.

“Thank you so much for this Collaborating with other departments and

information! It's certainly very helpful Chatham communications to distribute important

as I am moving forward with research

projects. I appreciate the work you do!” information to the community.

~ Graduate Student, Email