Partnerships & Collaboration

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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December 13, Stronger Together: Collective Impact and Climate Action Programming
Publish Date: News / 13 December 2023
Part of a series, this webinar with the Sustainable Libraries Initiative will feature practitioners having a collective impact through community collaborations.
October 3, Living Our Values Out Loud: Programs that Walk the Talk
Publish Date: News / 28 November 2023
Part of a series, this webinar with the Sustainable Libraries Initiative will feature practitioners who have found ways to design, implement, and evaluate programs using frameworks that better represent their library’s values.
October 24, Building Community Relationships for Better Library Services
Publish Date: News / 24 October 2023
Explore strategies for finding community partners and building relationships with them with the goal of truly working in collaboration with people they serve.
October 3, Climate Justice
Publish Date: News / 3 October 2023
Part of a series, this webinar with the Sustainable Libraries Initiative will explore the disproportional impacts of climate change on systematically oppressed communities.
Bridgebuilding: Fostering Community Engagement and Dialogue
Publish Date: Webinar / 14 September 2023
Learn about the free tools in the Bridgebuilding Resource Hub and hear from public library staff who have offered bridgebuilding programs for deeper engagement with their communities.
Getting Started with Climate Action Planning
Publish Date: News / 12 September 2023
The Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI) provides library leaders with a proven path forward to co-create libraries and communities that will thrive in the coming years. As we contend with the realities of climate change, we must act faster, with m...
50 Years of Hip Hop
Publish Date: News / 5 September 2023
At Queens Public Library (QPL), a six-month celebration of Hip Hop is wrapping up. Situated just across the East River from the borough that birthed this global cultural movement, there’s no better stage for commemorating this milestone. In March, QP...
Transforming Lives with Adult Literacy Programs
Publish Date: News / 23 August 2023
When people think about how libraries support literacy, the first thing that comes to mind is often a children’s storytime or a bustling summer reading program. At Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library in Caldwell, Texas, you’ll certainly find these pro...
Libraries Helping Refugees and New Immigrants Learn the US Financial System
Publish Date: Webinar / 22 August 2023
In this session, learn about free and trustworthy financial literacy resources developed specifically for new immigrants and refugees.
Climate Action Planning (Part 1): An Introduction
Publish Date: Webinar / 16 August 2023
This webinar with the Sustainable Libraries Initiative informs where your time and energy can be best spent in the face of the overwhelming nature of climate action.
Community engagement
Where do you go for inspiration? Invigorate your community engagement efforts with advice from library leaders.