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2024
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED662190 |
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- Exploring Basic Needs Support across Public and Community College Libraries: Opportunities for Collaboration Sindy Lopez Sage Love Melissa Blankstein Academic Libraries Public Libraries Community Colleges Institutional Cooperation Partnerships in Education Resources Library Services Mental Health Programs Hunger There are many intersections between public and community college libraries, both in the populations they serve and their functions within their local communities. Both types of libraries play a crucial role in supporting the diverse needs of their communities, serving as hubs for education, information, and essential services. Maximizing partnerships between public and community college libraries therefore presents a significant opportunity. As basic needs insecurity has only been exacerbated by the pandemic, and funds for both community college and public libraries continue to remain constrained, there is a potential for immense and immediate value in building collaborative partnerships between these institutions. Through collaboration, libraries can do more, from providing access to technology to supporting basic needs such as food, housing, and transportation. Collaboration also offers libraries the opportunity to optimize resources and offer more holistic support to students and the public alike. However, despite their common goals there is little guidance on how these two types of libraries can effectively collaborate and maximize resources. The Maximizing Public-Academic Library Partnerships project, funded by ECMC Foundation, aims to explore these opportunities and provide actionable guidance to libraries seeking to create or strengthen collaborations to enhance the basic needs resources and services they offer. As a first step, this report develops an inventory of how libraries use their websites to publicize information about the basic needs resources and services they provide.