1. Richard Le
Adult Services Librarian, San Francisco Public Library

2. • Reasons getting into a partnership
• Planning process
• Strong partnership
• Partnerships with community groups
• What’ve learned
• Gained from the partnerships
* Technologies for community building

4. • Maximize resources
• Solve a problem
• Add value to a service
• Meet a need
• Change an image
• Improve services
• Reach new users
• Create new resources
• Tap into other assets
• Generate support

6. • Goal compatibility
• Resources sharing
• Defined roles & responsibilities
• Balanced ownership
• Collaborative efforts • Right attitude about partnership
• Recognized mutual benefits
• Good communications
• Leadership commitment
• Shared success

7. Relationship: Informal partnership /
Co-presenting
Duration: 6 months
Purpose: Resources & info sharing
Lib. assets: Collection & database
Meeting room facility
Training support (computer)
Benefits: Vocational services & expertise
Gain support for program
Develop new users
Tap into their resources

8. Relationship: Informal partnership /
co-presenting
Duration: On-going
Purpose: Resource sharing
Lib. assets: Collection & database
Meeting room facility
Computer lab & equipment
Free classes
Benefits: Develop & reach new users
Create new partners
Gain support for program

9. Relationship: Informal collaboration
Duration: On-going
Purpose: Resources & info sharing
Lib. assets: Resources & collection
Training expertise
Benefits: Gain support for program
Tap into their resources
Reach new users
Create new partnerships

10. Relationship: Formal partnership
Duration: 1 year (ends Nov. 2010)
Purpose: Fulfill a grant requirement
Lib. assets: Local subject expertise
Info needed to support the grant
Benefits: Tap into their training resources
Expertise & trained staff
Gain support for program

11. What we offered & gainedWhat we offered & gained

12. • Vocational services
• Gain support for program
• Develop new users
• Tap into their resources
• Reach new users
• Create new partners
• Gain support for program
• Gain support for program
• Tap into their resources
• Reach new users
• Create new partnerships
• Tap into their training resources
• Expertise & trained staff
• Gain support for program

13. Sunday
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Room 310
Community outreach &Community outreach &
collaborationcollaboration

14. Richard Le
rle@sfpl.org