LiFT: Community Engagement for Leaders

Format: Self-paced course
Developed by: WebJunction and the Idaho Commission for Libraries
Length: 1.5 hour

Overview
In this course, you’ll learn how to lead your library in the intentional practice of building strong relationships between the library and its community. You’ll explore how community engagement helps you understand what the people you serve truly value and hope to achieve—so your library’s programs and services can make a more meaningful difference.

Learning objectives
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Understand what community engagement means for library leaders. 
• Identify and document important community resources, relationships, and trends.
• Determine key individuals to engage and start conversations with as a library leader.
• Identify opportunities for library staff, volunteers, and board members to begin community engagement activities.
• Plan community engagement activities for yourself and your library.

This course contains AI-generated text-to-speech.