Engaging with Stakeholders
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?
Brainstorm
In the activity you just completed, we used early literacy education as an example.
Take a few minutes to think about challenges and opportunities for your community.
If early literacy is something your community is concerned about you have a head start! If you thought about another community challenge it is worth thinking through the outcomes than can make a difference.
Who are the people with authority, money, or support that could help you?
- Access the Logic Model for Stakeholders and Communicating Public Value to complete your brainstorm.
You can download or print the document. This is an exercise you can do on your own or with staff and board members.
We will revisit the logic model later in the course.
Use the course index on the left to view the Logic Model and then move on to Connecting.