Library Consulting Services Archives - Consensus KC https://www.consensuskc.org/category/library-consulting-services/ Engaging the Public for Public Good Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:24:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.consensuskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cnss-favicon-150x150.png Library Consulting Services Archives - Consensus KC https://www.consensuskc.org/category/library-consulting-services/ 32 32 WCCLS Funding & Governance: A platform for future action. https://www.consensuskc.org/wccls-funding-governance-a-platform-for-future-action/ Tue, 07 Jul 2020 22:49:46 +0000 https://www.consensuskc.org/?p=884 Where is the sweet spot when it comes to funding and governing libraries? What structure would balance the interests of the various players? Those aren’t easy questions to answer, especially when the players include 14 distinct libraries in just one county. Washington County (Oregon) Cooperative Library Services hired Consensus to work with it and its […]

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]]> “Making Book: Gambling on the future of our libraries”, 2004 https://www.consensuskc.org/making-book-gambling-on-the-future-of-our-libraries-2004/ Tue, 07 Jul 2020 22:39:39 +0000 https://www.consensuskc.org/?p=875 Released in 2004, “Making Book: Gambling on the future of our libraries” has received national attention for its analysis of public libraries in metro Kansas City. It was the subject of an article in Library Journal, its executive summary was printed in Public Library Quarterly, and it was on the recommended reading list of the […]

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]]> Libraries Together in Scott County https://www.consensuskc.org/libraries-together-in-scott-county/ Mon, 29 Jun 2020 11:40:22 +0000 https://www.consensuskc.org/?p=737 Libraries Together in Scott County worked with four libraries and their patrons to consider how best to provide library services. It received national attention for the deliberative methods it used to engage the public. The article in the IAP2 national newsletter: International Association for Public Participation article on Libraries Together. The article in American Libraries: American Libraries article […]

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