Learn how to collaborate with partners to maximize your community outreach and impact.
Course Overview: Improve Library Service Through the Power of Partnerships
Collaborations can help maximize your impact on your community. Whether you want to begin outreach to form new partnerships or you want to expand current collaborations, this course will teach you the tools to create school, community, and public alliances to drive equitable access to information, improve community outcomes, and achieve learning goals. You’ll learn from the experts how to find partnerships, develop a plan of action, and enact your plan over 3+ weeks through live keynote sessions and an interactive online classroom environment.
After you attend this interactive online course and workshop, you’ll be able to:
Create intentional, relational, and sustainable community partnerships
Understand the continuum of collaboration and plan for your individual context
Plan for non-transactional partnerships that center relationships
Have a template for contracts, agreements, and other logistical needs
Build coalitions between your library and community stakeholders
Understand and plan for the nuances of partnerships in highly targeted contexts, including public libraries, school libraries, higher education, and rural and small libraries
Featured Sessions
"Promoting Equity and Accessibility: Partnerships for Community Support Roundtable" led by:
Kelvin Watson,
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"Promoting Equity and Accessibility: Partnerships for Community Support Roundtable" led by:
Jaime Cruz, (he, him)
"Promoting Equity and Accessibility: Partnerships for Community Support Roundtable" led by:
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