The Board also presented the Outstanding Community Partner Award which recognizes outstanding organizations and corporations that have enhanced library services and programs by building capacity through staff volunteerism, in-kind donations or sponsorship. Library staff nominates candidates for this award. The 2015 awardee, Bat’s Barbershop on Penn Avenue in East Liberty, is the location of one of Library’s first “Community Collections.” Books are free to check out even for community members who do not have a library card. Community Collections serve as a “bridge” to the Library; either by introducing the Library to non-users or repairing relationships with former users. The nomination pointed out that “the staff of Bat’s have been great advocates in encouraging community members to read and engage with the Library, and have been hands-on in helping with book selection. The shop uses every opportunity to teach the East Liberty community and visitors to the barbershop about what the Library offers, and the importance of literacy and continued education.”
“Each year, the variety of nominations from across the region demonstrates that dedicated residents extend the Library’s ability to reach and engage more and more people in the programs we offer—within our walls and beyond,” said Carol Robinson, chair, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees. “We congratulate all the nominees and thank those who invest in their neighborhoods by taking our mission as seriously as we do,” she added.
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