A Free Library of Philadelphia librarian shares how community engagement training helped her learn to ignite lasting partner relationships.

Erika R. Martinez shares how her library learned about, and worked to overcome, customers' feelings of disconnect in a fast-changing city.

The Free Library of Philadelphia built bridges with the community through a collection of rare Islamic texts.

An NYPL branch led talks about an important issue facing residents of the Lower East Side.

Learning about the community's rich history provides a springboard to community engagement at a Manhattan library branch.

The Free Library of Philadelphia is fostering relationships with the community through staff training and community organizers.

New York Public Library undertook a pilot program to bring community conversations to branches around the city — with significant results.

What exactly do we mean by community engagement? Library leaders involved in the Community-Centered Libraries initiative share their definitions.

Small, mid-sized or rural public libraries can learn facilitation skills through a new ALA initiative.