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Noah Lenstra, Jenny Bossaller, Lynn Silipigni Connaway - Working Together, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

Working Together

Powerful Partnerships that Transform Libraries and Communities

Av Noah Lenstra, Jenny Bossaller, Lynn Silipigni Connaway

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Discover the best way your library can work with community leaders, allies, and collaborators to create lasting and purposeful partnerships. People are often burnt out in libraries right now. This feeling emanates in part from the feeling that we’re the last public institution standing, and therefore have to pick up whatever is falling through the cracks of a failing social net. This book focuses on the proactive strategies that can change this reality. If public library staff are feeling alone, they need to find partners, allies, and collaborators. Working Together walks librarian staff through the various types of partnerships and includes information on models for developing, sustaining, and discontinuing partnerships; tools and tips for partnering with purpose; pointers on finances and record keeping; and more. This book prepares the reader to develop transformative solutions to systemic problems no institution or sector could address on its own.Each chapter includes a Voice from the Field, with insights from Michelle Boisvenue-Fox, Executive Director, Mesa County Libraries, Colorado; Jaci Cooper, Director of Projects and Planning, Kent District Library, Michigan; Brooke Doyle, Program Manager, WebJunction, OCLC; Lucas Camuso-Stall, Director of Government Relations & Advocacy, Toledo Lucas County Public Library, Ohio; Rebecca Hass, Community Engagement Manager, Anne Arundel County Public Library, Maryland; Ross Holt, Director, Randolph County Public Library, North Carolina; Pat Losinski, retired, Former CEO, Columbus Metropolitan Public Library, Ohio; April Roy, Director of Employee Success, Kansas City Public Library, Missouri; Cora Schaeff, Managing Librarian, Historical Sage Branch, Bay County Library System, Michigan; Zachary Stier, Director of Children’s Services, Ericson Public Library, Iowa; Barry Trott, Adult Services Consultant, Library of Virgina; Elizabeth Warren, Strategic Partnerships Director, Denver Public Library, Colorado; and Kathy Zappitello, Executive Director, Conneaut Public Library, Ohio.
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Noah Lenstra is Professor of Library & Information Science in the University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Education, USA. Jenny Bossaller is Professor in the School of Information Science & Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri–Columbia, USA. Lynn Silipigni Connaway is a researcher, educator, librarian, and former Executive Director, Research, OCLC, USA.

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Library community partnerships have the power to increase capacity, reduce feelings of isolation, and create stronger, connected communities. Working Together: Powerful Partnerships that Transform Libraries and Communities shows libraries and their partners exactly how to make this happen. This book skillfully interweaves decades of community research with 'Voices from the Field' that complement the academic discussion by sharing authentic experiences, challenges, and successes from practitioners. Together, the research and real-world voices offer practical models for communication, planning, and collaboration. The book aligns closely with the American Library Association’s 'Libraries Transforming Communities' initiative.By identifying the 'cracks' in the community pyramid where needs go unmet, libraries can build strategic alliances with organizations positioned to fill them. Exploring key areas such as social and health information and services, community resiliency, education, technology, workforce development, and cultural partnerships, the book demonstrates how libraries can serve as powerful community hubs. Rather than offering generic advice, Working Together provides librarians with a clear framework and real-world voices to move from isolated efforts to partnerships that genuinely transform both libraries and the communities they serve.

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