How can libraries make communities more connected?

Library partnerships are valuable in many ways. Read about how libraries work with partners to design, plan and implement successful programs.

Five factors are key to the development of strong and effective relationships between libraries and their partners.

How can partnerships help libraries reach their programming goals?

Libraries pursue partnerships to create a wide range of programs. What do these partnerships focus on?  Here's what 800+ libraries told us. 

In order to do public programming, libraries first need to have an idea of who “the public” they’re serving is. 

Check out this overview of initial survey results on library partnerships. 

Take a 15-minute survey about your library's programming and partnerships.

The new report marks ALA's next steps toward the creation of a programming curriculum. 

Programming librarians have a wide set of skills including some that are not often taught.