Youth, Adult, and Targeted Populations Services
Adult Services
“Savvy Senior Health” is a four hour hands-on class for library staff that work with older adults. This class will offer a general overview of health literacy, a review of good consumer health websites for seniors, tips on program planning for your library, and collaborative, creative thinking through World Café.
Library Services in Tough Economic Times
When the Going Gets Tough Bookmark

The State Library produced this bookmark which highlights many of the useful resources found in public libraries around the state. To obtain these bookmarks for distribution in your library, contact ann.roberts@sos.mo.gov or call 800-325-0131, ext. 5.
Tough Economic Times Press Release Template

The State Library designed this press release template to encourage libraries to use local media outlets to remind their communities of the many resources they have to offer. The template may be adapted to include local library statistics or a personal quote or welcome message from your library director.
Targeted Populations
Spanish Speakers
“¿No Comprende?” is a four hour hands-on class that will help library staff learn basic, library, medical, and Internet terminology in Spanish, as well as tips for the evaluation and identification of reliable health websites in Spanish.
Youth Services
The youth services specialist plans regional and statewide conferences and workshops, coordinates development of materials for the summer library program, and consults with individual libraries and special committees to plan service improvements.
- Online Evaluation of the Summer Reading Program
- Missouri Youth And Children (MOYAC) Electronic Discussion List Information