Join us on March 6 at 11:30 am to 1 pm, for a discussion with the Libraries in Community Systems national research team and their public library partners about the library's role in interconnected networks of well-being. Libraries in Community Systems is a three-year study of public library value (individual, social, monetary) within the context of community conditions. The core research team will provide a project overview and general preliminary findings into our questions of value. Then, library directors and managers from Alaska, Georgia, Kansas, New York, and Texas will share their research motivations, experiences, and insights as a panel discussion. Participants will then have the option of joining one of three breakout rooms for detailed discussion of specific considerations wrestled within this study: (1) quantitatively measuring “library performance” with Margo Gustina; (2) Radical Imagination Game to elicit novel discussion with Ozy Aloziem;  and (3) shared research questions in distributed sites with Blake Andrew. 

This program is hosted by the Center for Advances in Libraries, Museums, and Archives (CALMA), a new initiative of the University of Washington’s Information School that will launch formally in the fall. The Research in Practice series offers a deeper look into projects that bridge research, learning, and practice. 

Please RSVP to let us know if you plan to attend. The Zoom meeting link will be sent to respondents in advance of the session.