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Models for Community Engagement: Making Lasting Connections for Your Community Online

Long-gone are the days where libraries are solely information repositories. Today libraries offer services, resources, and expertise that add value to the lives of people in their community. However, building lasting relationships in the library’s community is key to demonstrating its usefulness.

This webinar will help you learn about the different community engagement models that libraries of all types and sizes can sustainably employ. By the end of this session, you will have a deeper understanding of which community engagement model works best for your library. You will also leave with an action plan for how you can get this process started. Additionally, you will receive ideas about how you take any existing partnerships to the next level and communicate the library’s lasting impact on the community.

Barbara Alvarez ~ Biography

Barbara Alvarez is an Information Specialist and Instructor of Information Science. She has a Master in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Barbara is the author of Embedded Business Librarianship for the Public Librarian with ALA Editions and has written articles about disinformation and fake news for Public Libraries Magazine. Stay in touch at www.barbaralvarez.com

Date:: Friday, August 8, 2025
Time:: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Time Zone:: Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Online:: This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
Library Type:: Academic Libraries Public Libraries School Libraries Special Libraries
Categories:: Marketing and Communications Networking Outreach

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Grant Acknowledgement

This project was funded under the provisions of either the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services or the Library Cooperative Grant program. Florida’s LSTA and LCG programs are administered by the Department of State’s Division of Library and Information Services.

For FY2024-2025, the total state and federal budgets for SWFLN’s programs are $623,959, of which 36% ($223,959) are supported by federal funds, and 64% ($400,000) are supported by state funds.