Section: Welcome! | Connecting with Local Government Officials

Section outline

Select section Welcome!
This course is for library directors, staff, and board members who are interested in developing better relationships with local government officials. It will provide ideas for language to use when talking about the value of libraries.
Ultimately, the goal is for you to have a better relationship with local government officials – one where you can work through disagreements, find commonalities, see value in each other’s work, and work together in service to your community.
The contents of the course are from webinars and the Connecting with Local Government Officials handbook.
- Select activity Course Information and Navigation
  
  Course Information and Navigation Page
  
  Students must
  
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  Upon successful completion of this course, you be able to claim 1 CE credit in Library Administration.
  Instructions for claiming credit in ASPeN
  
  Course opened on September 6, 2024.
- Select activity Where We Start - Checking Current Knowledge
  
  Where We Start - Checking Current Knowledge Choice
  
  Students must
  
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  Make a choice
- Select activity Engaging with Stakeholders
  
  Engaging with Stakeholders Book
  
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  Watch three short video segments for an introduction to this topic and to hear more about why connecting with local government officials is so important to the support and success of public libraries.
  
  Questions to Keep in Mind:
  
  How often do I connect with county or city officials?
  
  What types of conversations do we typically have?
  
  Are there obvious topics that we could be visiting about that are important to the local government and the library?
- Select activity Logic Model for Stakeholders and Communicating Public Value
  
  Logic Model for Stakeholders and Communicating Public Value File
  
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  Download and print this resource. You will refer to it throughout the course.