Join the American Library Association (ALA) and The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation for a three-day training to help libraries lead positive change in their communities.

The ALA/Harwood Institute Public Innovators Lab for Libraries will be held this October 9-11 in St. Louis, MO.

Librarians, community partners and stakeholders in libraries of all types — public, academic, school and special libraries — are invited to attend.

Through discussions and hands-on activities, participants will learn to:

• Tap libraries' natural values to contribute to the greater good and bring communities together
• Surface people's shared aspirations for their communities and help bring them to life
• Convene and lead productive, insightful community conversations
• Become stewards of public knowledge

Participants must register online by Friday, Sept. 28. The cost is $995 per person, and team participation is encouraged.

Questions? Contact ALA's Public Programs Office at publicprograms@ala.org

Read more about it in the ALA Press Release at http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/05/ala-harwood-institute-announce-2018-public-innovators-lab-libraries-training

The Public Innovators Lab for Libraries is offered as part of the ALA’s Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC) initiative. The initiative addresses a critical need within the library field by developing and distributing new tools, resources and support for librarians to engage with their communities in new ways.

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Shannon White
Library of Michigan

www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan

517.373.9489

Whites29@michigan.gov