COLUMBUS PUBLIC LIBRARY

Wisconsin's?Columbus Public Library will explore strategies for rural libraries to?lead and facilitate?community-led, municipal design processes. Civic engagement tools, like asset mapping and dialogue facilitation, will be used to build and train a representative, citizen-made Community Engagement Team. The team members will serve as community organizers, receive?training in these strategies, and use a customized set of tools to connect with their individual networks and ensure full community representation in the municipal design process. Results will include a blueprint for citizen-led engagement drawing from multiple community engagement toolboxes, a podcast of?their?experiences featuring interviews with other library leaders in the field of community engagement, and the development of national conference and webinar sessions.