Centering Community in Community Design: Creating Conditions for Communities to Flourish

Unleash the power of human-centered design to result in a contributing community of library activists! Whether designing a public engagement process to inform a building project, a Master Facilities Plan, a Strategic Plan, or simply a new service, learn how to apply empathy-driven, social justice-centric community engagement techniques from the leading experts in the industry to practice equity, inclusion, and democracy!

This not-to-miss program will be a participatory workshop introducing participants to human-centered design methodologies to create fun, engaging and meaningful community engagement tactics to generate authentic community ownership, fostering community pride and empowering a community to collectively design their preferred future.

Learn from this dynamic team of collaborators, including community leaders, creative librarians, and innovative designers who collectively envision community engagement processes resulting in a revolutionary model for the future of public input and ownership.