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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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Tuzzy Consortium Library, Iḷisaġvik College

Publish Date: News / 24 September 2024

Crisis management and planning have become an increasing focus for the staff of libraries, archives, and museums. This illustrative example demonstrates how a remote Alaska library consortium balances connecting the community to information and resou...

Food for thought: Library kitchens and cooking programs

Publish Date: News / 10 September 2024

As community hubs, libraries can play an important role in promoting public health and wellness initiatives, including food and cooking literacy programs. But eating well involves more than just quality ingredients and culinary chops—joy, creativity,...

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...