LiFT: Introduction to Partnerships

NOTE: This course is currently under development, and not yet available for enrollment.

Format: Self-paced course
Developed by: WebJunction and the Idaho Commission for Libraries
Length: 1 hour

Overview:
In this course, you’ll explore how public libraries can build meaningful relationships with community partners. You’ll learn to identify partners that align with your library’s goals, define shared roles, and apply key principles for successful collaboration throughout the partnership lifecycle.

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

• Define a public library partnership.
• Identify which community partners align with the library’s goals, vision, and mission.
• Explain how partnerships can benefit the library, partners, and the community.
• Differentiate partnerships by responsibility level, duration, and degree of formality.
• Identify the key principles of successful partnerships.
• Describe the common milestones, stages, or steps in a public library partnership, from the initial conversation to gracefully ending the relationship.

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