The Hutchinson Public Library has been selected to participate in the Young Adult Library Services Association and Association for Rural and Small Libraries’ Future Ready with the Library project. The Hutchinson Public Library is one of 30 participants selected to participate in the third cohort of the project.

As part of the project, the Hutchinson Public Library’s teen services librarian, Rachelle Golde, will work with a community partner to develop college and career readiness services for and with the middle school students in the area. The project is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Golde participated in a two-day orientation at American Library Association’s 2018 Midwinter Meeting in Salt Lake City in November, and will take part in a virtual community of practice through the rest of the year.

The Future Ready with the Library project will engage a total of 80 library staff, separated into three cohorts, over a three-year period.

To learn more about how the library will serve middle schoolers through this project, email Golde at rachelle.golde@pioneerland.lib.mn.us or call 320-587-2368.

– Kay Johnson