Libraries Transforming Communities

Bolstering libraries as central community leaders by equipping librarians with new tools and resources for innovative engagement.

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Libraries Transforming Communities seeks to strengthen libraries’ role as core community leaders and change agents. The initiative addresses a critical need within the library field by developing and distributing new tools, resources, and support for librarians to engage with their communities in new ways.

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Offering more than $7 million in grants to small and rural libraries to increase the accessibility of facilities, services, and programs to better serve people with disabilities.

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Libraries as Leaders in Bridging Divides aims to enhance the role of libraries as vital centers for building community connections, encouraging civic engagement, and fostering critical thinking.

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Learn basic facilitation skills with 91´«Ã½'s free guide, "Leading Conversations in Small and Rural Libraries."

View the guide

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Get started with the free e-course, "Libraries Transforming Communities: Facilitation Skills for Small and Rural Libraries."

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Find dialogue and deliberation resources by library type.

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Read case studies and stories from Libraries Transforming Communities in practice across the field.

Free Facilitation Guides

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Created to equip users with tools and engagement best practices to create events which allow the whole community to participate.

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A guide to help small and rural libraries better serve people with disabilities in their communities.

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Gain the skills you need to not only prepare for and lead discussions, but also to overcome common challenges that arise when people gather to speak in groups.