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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October 9, Libraries and non-profits: Leveraging data analytics for community impact
Publish Date: News / 9 October 2024
Learn about "Data for Good," designed to support library training and community services for data analysis, through teen and adult programming.
Local games and interactive stories to Engage Beyond Our Walls
Publish Date: News / 27 August 2024
Libraries are creating their own outdoor games and interactive stories featuring local history, landmarks, and voices. These playful activities, often made by library staff, include texting with a mural, an audio tour by a Black feminist historian, a...
The signs and science of burnout
Publish Date: News / 13 August 2024
Employee burnout is rising at an alarming rate across many fields. In libraries, staff often face added unique challenges that contribute to workplace pressure and make the need for support even more pressing. To respond to these increased demands, W...
Work It Out @ Your Library with the Wombats!
Publish Date: Webinar / 8 August 2024
Learn the important role your library can play in supporting young children learning computational thinking skills through Work It Out @ Your Library!
Creating a community-led library
Publish Date: News / 10 July 2024
Libraries are increasingly turning to community-led approaches to ensure that their services and resources meet local needs effectively. This process involves actively including community members in decision-making processes, but the pa...
Library guide to civic engagement
Publish Date: News / 3 July 2024
"Throughout 2024, over four billion people in at least 64 countries will have the opportunity to vote for new, national leadership through elections. This means that almost half of the world's population will engage in federal elections this yea...
Partner with indie authors to share diverse stories
Publish Date: News / 11 June 2024
Despite efforts to increase representation in publishing, the industry remains predominantly white. Authors of color often face a range of challenges, including difficulty finding literary agents, limited access to publishing opportunities, and insuf...
Supporting domestic and sexual violence survivors at your library
Publish Date: Webinar / 6 June 2024
Learn to recognize signs of domestic/sexual violence and the ways your library can support survivors through referrals and resources.
I Partner with my Public Library Award
Publish Date: News / 4 June 2024
Do you work at a public library? Has a community partner made a difference by collaborating with you?
Supporting healthy communities: Public library responses to the opioid crisis
Publish Date: Webinar / 16 May 2024
Learn about the new “Opioid Crisis Support Kit for Public Libraries” with information and strategies for library staff to support individuals and families affected by substance misuse.
Community engagement
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