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SUMMARY:Building the Library Coalition: Organizations\, Agencies\, and Stakeholder Groups (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:About the Building Support for Library Series \n\nMassachusetts 
 Library System (MLS)\, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Library 
 Association (MLA) Legislative Committee\, is excited to share a special 
 selection of EveryLibrary webinars with our members. \n\nThese webinars and 
 follow-up community chats are designed to strengthen skills in 
 communication\, funding strategies\, and community engagement that help 
 libraries thrive. Each webinar introduces strategies from national 
 experts\, followed by a community chat where members can revisit the 
 content\, ask questions\, and explore how to apply these ideas locally. 
 Together\, the series offers expert guidance and space for peer 
 connection\, supporting healthy\, vibrant libraries across the 
 Commonwealth.\n\n\nDescription:\n\nStrong coalitions for libraries are 
 built not only with individuals but also through strategic collaborations 
 with organizations\, agencies\, and stakeholder groups that hold influence 
 in the community and serve similar populations to the library. This session 
 explores how to identify and engage potential institutional allies from 
 education\, civic\, business\, cultural\, and social service sectors which 
 can broaden the library’s base of support and strengthen its advocacy. 
 Participants will learn strategies to align missions\, navigate 
 organizational priorities\, and create durable collaborations that amplify 
 the library’s role in the community. By shifting from informal support to 
 formal alliances\, libraries can leverage the credibility\, networks\, and 
 resources of established organizations to ensure sustainable 
 success.\n\nThis webinar will be recorded and posted on the MLS Vimeo Page. 
 \n\n\nPresenter\n\nJohn Chrastka\, Executive Director\, 
 EveryLibrary\n\nEveryLibrary’s founder is John Chrastka\, a long-time 
 library trustee\, supporter\, and advocate. John is a former partner in 
 AssociaDirect\, a Chicago-based consultancy focused on supporting 
 associations in membership recruitment\, conference\, and governance 
 activities. He is a former president and member of the Board of Trustees 
 for the Berwyn (IL) Public Library (2006 – 2015) and is a former 
 president of the Reaching Across Illinois Libraries System (RAILS) 
 multi-type library system. He is co-author of “Before the Ballot\; 
 Building Support for Library Funding.” and “Winning Elections and 
 Influencing Politicians for Library Funding.” Before his work at 
 AssociaDirect\, he was Director for Membership Development at the American 
 Library Association (ALA) and a co-founder of the Ed Tech startup ClassMap. 
 He was named a 2014 Mover & Shaker by Library Journal and tweets 
 @mrchrastka.\n\n\nAccessibility\n\nThe Massachusetts Library System (MLS) 
 strives to create inclusive and accessible events. To request a reasonable 
 accommodation to attend this event\, please contact Sarah Donnelly (Event & 
 Project Manager) at sdonnelly@masslibsystem.org or 508-357-2121 ext. 301. 
 All reasonable accommodation requests should be made no fewer than two (2) 
 weeks before the event\, although we will attempt to fulfill reasonable 
 requests made after that time.
LOCATION:Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Hillary Washburn":MAILTO:hillary@masslibsystem.org
CATEGORIES: Community,  Leadership & Management,  Marketing & Communications, Building Support for Libraries Series
CONTACT;CN="Hillary Washburn":MAILTO:hillary@masslibsystem.org
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