Partnering with Purpose: A Guide to Strategic Partnership Development for Libraries and Other Organizations - Softcover

Janet L. Crowther; Barry Trott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1591580900 ISBN 13: 9781591580904

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, 2004

Synopsis

Learn how to maximize your library's resources, gain access to more resources in your community, promote services, and reach new segments of the population through partnerships―with businesses, with schools, with other nonprofit organizations. Drawing on their experiences in developing successful partnerships with a variety of organizations, these authors show you how to go about creating productive and mutually beneficial community partnerships. They also explain how to avoid some of the common partnership pitfalls along the way. Based on what has become widely known as the WRL model, the guide begins with the rationale for partnerships and the organizational library structures needed; and then shows you how and with whom to form partnerships, how to handle challenges that may arise, how to meet partners, and how to create and maintain mechanisms for tracking and evaluating partnerships. The authors use the analogy of courtship to clarify the various phases of partnership development: glances, dating, engagement, and marriage. Brimming with samples and reproducible forms, this practical hands-on guide contains everything you need to get started on the partnership path.

About this title

About the Author

JANET L. CROWTHER is Director of Community Partnership Development, Williamsburg Regional Library.

BARRY TROTT is Senior Adult Services Director, Williamsburg Regional Library, Virginia.

Reviews

Outlining the hallmark partnering model used by the Williamsburg Public Library, this manual lays out a clear plan for creating library partnerships with other community organizations. Ten chapters provide a clear progression, beginning with a definition of partnering. The chapters that follow present the Williamsburg model, discuss internal foundations for partnership development and the setup of the requisite structures, treat the partnership formation process, and give example letters of agreement and evaluation forms. The final chapters discuss partnership management and problems. Given the dearth of publications dedicated to addressing the partnership process, this is a sound resource for any library considering partnering with businesses, community organizations, and schools as a way to increase engagement with the community. Ann Welton
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Edition details

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591580900
• ISBN 13: 9781591580904
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160