Engaging with Stakeholders
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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?
Stakeholders
How do you know when stakeholders are on board?
As you think about the changes in support you would like to see from local government officials it is useful to think about the outcomes you might see.
This is a list of examples to get you thinking about possible outcomes you can look for. Outcomes are a change that occurs in a person's knowledge, behavior, attitudes, and status.
- Change in knowledge - Person who attended a library program learned about the history of the community.
- Change in behavior - Person who attended historical program at the library is now reading books about the history of the community.
- Change in attitude - Person who attended the program reports enjoying history and seeing the value of studying history.
- Change in status - Person who attended the program is now volunteering at the local history museum. It is their first time volunteering for the community.