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Better Programs, Deeper Impacts, and Expanded Capacities: What Makes Library Partnerships Valuable
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Library partnerships are valuable in many ways. Read about how libraries work with partners to design, plan and implement successful programs.

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Illustration of a paper plane flying with people inside.
Common Goals, Continuous Communication, and Teamwork: What Makes a Library Partnership Effective
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Five factors are key to the development of strong and effective relationships between libraries and their partners.

Apply Now: Imagining Tomorrow: Building Inclusive Futures
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ALA invites grant applications for a brand-new Great Stories Club series featuring YA sci-fi titles.

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Illustration of hands reaching out and touching lightbulbs
Sharing Expertise, Providing Space, and Raising Awareness: How Libraries and Partners are Working Together
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How can partnerships help libraries reach their programming goals?

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Photograph of three people doing yoga outside
Health, Media, and More: What Partners Help Libraries Do
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Libraries pursue partnerships to create a wide range of programs. What do these partnerships focus on?  Here's what 800+ libraries told us. 

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Illustration of a hand holding a stack of money against a pink background
9 Places You Can Apply to for Program Funds
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Looking to fund your library's programs? We've got you covered with nine places to start. 

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Text reads: 5 Creative Ways to Build a Great Stories Club. Photos show people reading together, a person reading with a dog and a photograph of a group of people reading together as seen from above.
Reaching Teen Readers: 5 Creative Ways to Build a Great Stories Club
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Need some ideas for a creative teen program? Here are five unique ways to use the Great Stories Club.

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Silhouettes of a group of people in varying shades of blue
Who do Libraries Serve? Defining the “Public”
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In order to do public programming, libraries first need to have an idea of who “the public” they’re serving is.Â