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Strategic Planning Case Studies

By nbanker | February 4, 2021 | Comments Off on Strategic Planning Case Studies

GEORGIA STATE LIBRARY The Challenge The state library office in Georgia recognized the need for public libraries across…

View from the Spare Room: A Look Back (and Ahead)

By Kim Horton | December 30, 2020 | Comments Off on View from the Spare Room: A Look Back (and Ahead)

Whelp (as we say here in Minnesota as a precursor to a statement of finality), we’ve reached the…

Framing the Future – an exciting new project with The Montana State Library and Library Strategies

By Kim Horton | November 30, 2020 | Comments Off on Framing the Future – an exciting new project with The Montana State Library and Library Strategies

In late July, The Montana State Library (MSL), in partnership with Library Strategies, was awarded a grant from…

Library Strategies on the Move with Alayne Hopkins

By Kim Horton | October 29, 2020 | Comments Off on Library Strategies on the Move with Alayne Hopkins

Hello! Like many of you, our team at Library Strategies has been using this time of uncertainty to…

Library Fundraising: The Importance of Storytelling

By Kim Horton | September 30, 2020 | Comments Off on Library Fundraising: The Importance of Storytelling

It seems bizarre now, but if I think back to March, there was a prevailing feeling that COVID…

From the Field: Svetha Hetzler, Library Director, Sun Prairie, WI

By Kim Horton | August 27, 2020 | Comments Off on From the Field: Svetha Hetzler, Library Director, Sun Prairie, WI

Sun Prairie is a suburb of Madison, WI. Population 34,000. We worked with Sun Prairie in 2018/19 on…