Outreach & Partnership

ROUND LAKE AREA LIBRARY OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIP

The Round Lake Area Library serves as a pinnacle in the community and welcomes the opportunity to work with groups on projects that advance mutual missions and visions.

Our mission is to engage our diverse community through resources and experiences that celebrate ideas, inspire creativity and enrich lives with exceptional service.


How the Round Lake Area Public Library defines Programs, Outreach, Collaboration and Partnership:

  1. Programs: Services offered to audiences inside the library or virtually by presenters or partners.
  2. Outreach: The library delivers services outside the library building to community groups or organizations.
  3. Collaboration: A project or event with another person/organization in order to achieve a common goal.
  4. Partnership: An ongoing relationship involving close cooperation between parties having specified and joint rights and responsibilities.


Request for proposals

Which proposal is right for you? Please click on the links below to be taken to the relevant application for your proposal. Please complete the form below, answering each question as fully as possible and a library staff member will get back to you regarding your request.

PROGRAMS
You would like your program to be considered for presentation at Round Lake Area Public Library.


OUTREACH/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
You would like staff from the Round Lake Area Public Library to come to your organization or event to share information about the library and its services.


COLLABORATION
You have a reciprocally beneficial idea for an event that both organizations would be responsible for accomplishing.


PARTNERSHIP
You would like to partner on a project that will create new resources for the community and meet both organizations' missions.

Long-term partnerships are meaningful, formal agreements that meet the missions of two organizations and create new resources.
A partnership between the library and a community partner will share the effort, risk, and outcomes making the most of partnerships for long-term growth.

A successful partnership agreement will require a formal contract between the Round Lake Area Public Library and the partnering organization.

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