Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) in the Library

Do you want to involve your community in shaping library services? Would you like to learn more about planning programs and services based on the strengths in your community? Are you seeking practical tools and processes to invite community members to become regular partners? Community engagement requires an organizational culture that embraces two key things: an asset-based model over a needs-based model, and the belief that the community has as much, if not more, to offer than library professionals. Join presenter Tonya Kennon as she discusses the essence of Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) as well as real life examples of how it can work in a library.

At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will:

• Be familiar with the principles and five key assets of ABCD.
• Be able to identify the advantages of mapping community assets as opposed to documenting community needs.
• Be able to define the public library’s role as a unique community bumping place.
• Be able to identify at least three tools for community engagement.

This webinar will be of interest to: Library staff at all levels and of all types desiring to engage their community and shape services and programs alongside them.

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Presentation Material

Speaker's slides

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Handouts

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Chat Transcript

Chat: pdf [22kb]

Keywords: Community engagement, Outreach, Partnerships