News & Exclusives

Trending Now! Finalist: City of Kansas City, MO

Posted on July 25, 2018

JUNE 29, 2016 BY ELGL Let’s meet our Trending Now! finalists. We started with the City of Hamilton, OH, today we visit Kansas City, MO. Hat tip to Mark Van Baale for coordinating the city’s response. The 4-1-1 on Kansas City, MO KC Biz Journal: Two metro cities make it to final four in social media competition From Mayor Sly James to...

KS: Michael Wilkes, City of Olathe, City Manager

Posted on July 25, 2018

KS: Michael Wilkes, City of Olathe, City Manager MARCH 31, 2014 BY ELGL Fifty Nifty Takeaways What do we hope to learn from this series? We hope you will gain a better understanding of the unique characteristics of local government in each state, we hope you will learn that there are others like you who are motivated...

Reimagining Libraries: Baytown Library Writes its Own Story

Posted on July 25, 2018

JANUARY 31, 2018 BY KENT WYATT In this series, guest columnists write about what’s working at their library, how they are adjusting to the digital age, and what their community expects from a library. Jamie Eustace, Director, Sterling Municipal Library, Baytown, TX, writes about creating surprise and delight in the library. I’m sure every librarian is familiar with the...

#ELGL16 Keynote Speakers

Posted on July 25, 2018

#ELGL16 Keynote Speakers SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 BY ELGL Register for #ELGL16 #ELGL16 will be held on October 21, 2016 in six locations: Portland, Oregon Menlo Park, California Dallas, Texas Denver, Colorado Chicago, Illinois Durham, North Carolina Why have one conference when you can have six?! This approach allows our members to enjoy an ELGL conference experience in convenient...

Top 10 Tips for Planners to Engage the Community

Posted on July 25, 2018

APRIL 20, 2017 BY SARAH HENRICKS In this post, Bang the Table CEO, Matthew Crozier, gives his top 10 tips for planners to use online tools for engaging the community. Planners are among the earliest adopters of online tools to increase community engagement. The wisest planners have already worked out that the bad old days of being held hostage by small vocal...