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Libraries Transforming Communities

Libraries Transforming Communities. Rich Harwood Founder and President, The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation. We Need Libraries. Now more than ever People are looking for trusted organizations Safe, neutral space Boundary spanning. Public Innovators.

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Libraries Transforming Communities

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  1. Libraries Transforming Communities Rich Harwood Founder and President, The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation

  2. We Need Libraries • Now more than ever • People are looking for trusted organizations • Safe, neutral space • Boundary spanning

  3. Public Innovators • Deep affection for the community • Highly pragmatic • Willing to take risks

  4. Turning Outward An Institutional and Professional Shift in Orientation from Internal to External

  5. 5 Keys • Community Ownership • Strategies that fit • Sustainable Enabling Environment • Impact and Belief • Narratives

  6. Community Ownership • Engage the community in a fundamentally different way • The problem with “problems” and visioning exercises • Shared aspirations

  7. Strategies That Fit • Local context • What space do you occupy? • Stages of community life

  8. Sustainable Enabling Environment • Underlying Conditions • Public Capital

  9. Impact and Belief The intangible factor

  10. Narratives • The great hidden factor • The story a community tells about itself • Shapes people's mindsets, attitudes, behaviors, and actions

  11. What We’re Doing with ALA Libraries Transforming Communities Strengthening librarians’ roles as core community leaders and change-agents

  12. How You Can Begin • Tools and Resources for Libraries –bit.ly/transforminglibraries • The Harwood Public Innovators Lab – Oct. 8-10 • Blog & E-Newsletter – Sign up to learn about current thinking and innovations @RichHarwood #turnoutward

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