Berea College

Berea College, in collaboration with rural Promise Zone (PZ) libraries found in Roosevelt Roads Puerto Rico, South Carolina Low Country, Southeastern Kentucky, and Southwest Florida, will design a community anchor framework for use by rural librarians and pilot the framework at a culminating professional development gathering attended by librarians from rural PZs. The framework will specifically identify, establish, and refine methods for collaborations between the library and stakeholders to address the needs of children and youth. Berea College will work with librarians in the PZ to identify gaps and opportunities and will include an analysis of proficiencies related to meeting facilitation, collective impact efforts, grant writing, leadership styles, community engagement, communications, marketing, program design, data collection, and program review.