Engage Your Community Envision Your Future Evolve Your Library
Your library is unique and ReThinking Libraries celebrates that.
Over the years, our clients have demonstrated just how different and unique each library is. Of course, there are the obvious differences in population, budget and building size, but we know it goes deeper. Each library reflects their community and the most successful libraries adapt and support unique challenges, needs and circumstances that continually arise.
Why ReThinking Libraries?
We love collaborating with libraries and developing relationships with each client. We do not use a “one size fits all” approach and we routinely adapt scope, timelines, budgets, and action plans to fit client needs. This allows for flexibility and ensures plans are easy to understand and implement.
Areas of expertise include:
Facility and space planning and design
New approaches to strategic planning
Future-ready library services and transformation
Community engagement and marketing
“The biggest benefit of working with an outside consultant is trust! It was an outside look at the organization. Our last two plans were internally-created. It’s hard to look from outside when you’ve been inside the organization for a while.
“ReThinking Libraries asked questions we weren't thinking of; it was priceless for us to get professional backing and understanding. They knew libraries and brought really good data to show the board and the city council about the amount of work we’re doing compared to our income. ”
Julie Farkas, Director, Novi Public Library