Year One of the Libraries as Partners project focused on a case study survey of multi-type Illinois libraries, taking Illinois libraries as a microcosm of the national library community.

The survey opened on November 30, 2023 and closed on March 11, 2024. 605 respondents from libraries across Illinois responded to the survey.

Survey results will contribute to the development of the national level conversations of the Year Two Community Engagement Roundtables (CERs) by generating an initial understanding of the project’s three focus areas: Emergencies, Scope and Nature of Partnership, and Role of Libraries in Partnership.

See the Survey Findings Report (Coming Soon!), Survey Data Visualization, and Survey Textual Data Analysis for details on survey responses.

Each of the above reports in red should link to a PDF of the report. We will add the full report once it is available.