Your staff are your library's greatest asset, and investing in their growth pays dividends for your entire organization and the community it serves. We partner with you to design professional development workshops that are engaging, interactive, and relevant to the work your staff does every day. Through experiential learning and collaborative activities, participants leave with practical skills and fresh perspectives they can put to use right away. All workshops can be customized in length between three and six hours to fit your team's needs, goals, and schedule.

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Meaningful change begins with meaningful conversation — and meaningful listening. When staff and board members understand how to create the conditions for honest dialogue, they build the trust, shared understanding, and collective energy that makes change possible. But good engagement doesn't happen by accident. It requires thoughtful design, skilled facilitation, and a commitment to following through on what is heard. We offer training opportunities that equip your team with the concepts, tools, and practices needed to make community engagement a natural and lasting part of your library's culture.

Community Engagement: Mini Course
Genuine community engagement is more than outreach — it's how libraries stay connected to what their communities truly value, make informed decisions, and share meaningful insights with stakeholders. In this interactive workshop, we explore what engagement really means, how it differs from outreach, and how to use creative tools and methods to connect with your community in ways that matter.

We are Wiser Together: World Café as a Method for Engaging Communities
World Café Conversations brings larger groups together through multiple rounds of intimate, kitchen-table-style dialogue around questions that matter — questions rooted in the real work and real needs of your community and organization. Built on the belief that we are wiser together than we are alone, it's a powerful way to surface collective wisdom and spark meaningful conversation around even the most difficult challenges. Participants will learn the basics of setting up and facilitating a World Café — then experience the method firsthand through their own World Café dialogue.

Don't see exactly what you need?  We love a good collaboration — reach out and let's design something together that fits your organization's unique needs and goals. Contact us to start the conversation.