Building Successful Collaborations with Communities

This course integrates the theory of community engagement with its application to libraries. The course is designed using the Preparation, Action, Reflection model. We will share step-by-step methods and best practices for engaging with communities to co-design and co-develop library offerings. Participants will learn about the community in which their library is located and develop skills to build constructive relationships and bridge cultural differences. They will gain practical experience with engagement methods and share their experiences in implementing several stages of engagement.

The course is led by Dr. Ling Hwey Jeng, Director of the Texas Woman's University School of Library and Information Studies.

Objectives
  • Articulate the role of libraries as community anchor institutions for positive changes
  • Apply appreciative inquiry tools for community coalition building
  • Integrate community development tools into project design for desired changes
  • Reflect on their own role as a grassroots leader in facilitating community engagement

Class Owner(s)

John Bramble, NNLM Region 4 and NTO Executive Director, Region 4, NTO

Class Instructor(s)

Contact the NNLM Training Office for more information.

Continuing Education

Each class has been approved for 3 Medical Library Association (MLA) continuing education credits.

Classes

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No classes.
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Course 4: Building Successful Collaborations with the Communities: Grassroots Leadership (July 12- July 26, 2024) This 2-week online course uses the knowledge and tools presented in previous courses of the series, and explores the process to construct a framework for a community development initiative and the role of librarians in grassroots leadership activism. 3.00 MLA On
Course 3: Building Successful Collaborations with the Communities: Collective Impact (June 28 - July 12, 2024) This 2-week online course describes the essential elements of Collective Impact approach to community engagement, based on design theory. 3.00 MLA On
Course 2: Building Successful Collaborations with the Communities: Asset-Based Community Development (June 14 - 28, 2024) This 2-week course describes the principles of Asset-Based Community Development as a tool for building community coalition and for community storytelling. 3.00 MLA On
Course 1: Building Successful Collaborations with Communities: Community-Based Librarianship (May 31 - June 14, 2024) This 2-week online course introduces the concept of community-based librarianship using design theory and appreciative inquiry. 3.00 MLA On
Course 4: Building Successful Collaborations with the Communities: Grassroots Leadership This 2-week online course uses the knowledge and tools presented in previous courses of the series, and explores the process to construct a framework for a community development initiative and the role of librarians in grassroots leadership activism. 3.00 MLA On
Course 3: Building Successful Collaborations with the Communities: Collective Impact This 2-week online course describes the essential elements of Collective Impact approach to community engagement, based on design theory. 3.00 MLA On
Course 2: Building Successful Collaborations with the Communities: Asset-Based Community Development This 2-week course describes the principles of Asset-Based Community Development as a tool for building community coalition and for community storytelling. 3.00 MLA On
Course 1: Building Successful Collaborations with Communities: Community-Based Librarianship This 2-week online course introduces the concept of community-based librarianship using design theory and appreciative inquiry. 3.00 MLA On
Building Successful Collaborations with Communities This 4-week, 12 credit-hour intensive online class integrates the theory of community engagement with its application to libraries. Participants will learn about the community in which their library is located and develop skills to build constructive relationships and bridge cultural differences. 12.00 On
Building Successful Collaborations with Communities ***Pilot*** This 4-week, 12 credit-hour online class integrates the theory of community engagement with its application to libraries. Participants will learn about the community in which their library is located and develop skills to build constructive relationships and bridge cultural differences. 12.00 Off