For this assignment I studied the Harris County Public Library’s mission statement and researched the various programs that were being offered by the county. The Growing Readers program posed an opportunity for further development. The literacy statistics in the community supported my idea to put a boardbook in the hands of every newborn baby’s parent. Encouraging reading to newborns, educating parents on how to begin literacy development, and introducing families to the library were foundational.

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• SLO’s
• 1. Create innovative responses to the needs and interests of diverse and global communities.
• 2. Demonstrate leadership attributes for a variety of information environments.
• 3. Interpret and apply basic and applied research to improve their professional practice.
• 4. Access, synthesize, and evaluate information to assist information seekers.
• 5. Integrate evolving technologies and theories that underpin their design, application, and use with library and information services.
• 7. Create a plan for continuous professional development and lifelong learning.