2017 MLA Annual Conference

This presentation will give the preliminary results of a research study done in multiple types of libraries across Minnesota that looked at resources and strategies for working with Emerging Bilingual (or ELL) community members. In outreach work, and in providing basic library services, this can be a challenging population to identify and to serve. We want to know what best practices libraries are already using, what is working well for them, and about their successes. We also want to know what help we can provide to them, what resources they need, and the tools they need to reach into their community to identify these members, and then to provide quality library service to them.