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Partnerships & collaboration

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When the library builds partnerships, it strengthens the ties to its community, shares resources, and builds positive relationships with diverse stakeholders. Reaching out to initiate community partnerships begins with identifying both traditional and non-traditional partners and exploring new ways to work together. Effective collaborations are sustained through a shared commitment to serving the ever-changing needs of the community.

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Library Safety and Security: A Holistic Approach

Publish Date: Webinar / 18 May 2023

This session presents a holistic approach for creating safe environments, through strong community relationships, inclusive policies, and empowered staff.

Hunger-Free Libraries: Food Pantries and Fridges

Publish Date: News / 4 April 2023

Food insecurity is a problem that has drawn increasing attention in recent years. Libraries have a long, rich history of partnering with government and nonprofit agencies to help improve food access, and lately they have been helping in new and creat...

Creating a Restorative Library Culture

Publish Date: Webinar / 22 March 2023

Learn about restorative justice and restorative practices, and how to build relationships that can help to address and repair harm done.

Sow Connection with Seed Libraries

Publish Date: News / 21 March 2023

Seed libraries offer a great way for new and experienced gardeners alike to expand their access to a wider variety of seeds, and traditional libraries are getting in on this growing trend. Seed libraries are community-based collections of seeds that ...

Promote Community Health with the Relationship-Driven Library

Publish Date: News / 21 February 2023

Let’s Move in Libraries is an international initiative to get people of all ages and abilities on the path to health. During the month of April, Let’s Move in Libraries will host a series of online conversations on community collaboration and communi...

How to Host a Human Library

Publish Date: News / 20 December 2022

Drag Queen. Refugee. Bipolar. Retired military. These are examples of titles on a very different type of bookshelf at a Human Library event. The Human Library nonprofit created this global learning experience in 2000 to facilitate dialogue between co...