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#ELGL18: The Shape of Water

#ELGL18 takes place May 16, 17, and 18 in Golden, Colorado. In the coming days, we'll announce each of the speakers and sessions. You can register for #ELGL18 here. The Shape of Water It doesn’t matter where you live or work, every municipality is hiding the same thing: miles and miles of water and sewer...

Embrace Rejection

The Buzz with Kent Wyatt What I Am Reading: When by Daniel Pink What I Am Watching: Icarus What I Am Listening To: Same Song by Digital Underground What I Am Re-Watching: Eddie Vedder at the Oscar's When Kirsten and lived in Richmond, Virginia, I coached a youth basketball team; therefore, I am pretty much a coaching...

Join the ELGL Team at the GFOA Annual Conference in St. Louis!

ELGL's partnership with GFOA allows us to send an ELGL team to the GFOA annual conference - this year in St. Louis, MO on May 6-9. We have four free conference attendance spots to fill. This does not include travel or hotel, just the conference fee (valued at $500). If you're an ELGL member and...

New Ebook: Citizen Engagement with the Changing City

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This free e-book is offered to ELGL members by ELGL partner Bang the Table. With a focus on smart cities and increasing urbanization, Dr. Shauna Brail provides insight into the use of community engagement that promotes a more inclusive and effective means of city-building. Several case studies from across the globe reflect how “social...

Winner of the 2018 Leslie B. Knope Award

We started with more than 100 nominees for the best public library, and after several rounds of voting, Williamsburg, VA faced off against Pueblo, Colorado for the 2018 Leslie B. Knope Award. 2018 Leslie B. Knope Award Winner Pueblo City-County Library In the Headlines Pueblo library district named best in nation Pueblo library district wins award for best in...

THE ELGL in OH-IO: Circlin' Back

ELGL is representin' in Columbus, O-HI-O at the 2018 OCMA Winter Conference and ICMA Midwest Regional Conference from March 7 to 9. Jennifer Teal, Stacy Schweikhart, & Kent Wyatt are leading two sessions & ELGL's "Pins & Pints" reception. In this blog post, Kent writes about Ohio, the conference, and other random thoughts.  Link: Join ELGL Link: Photo...

Why Good Tech Matters in Your Workplace

Right now with Rebecca Woodbury (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening to – Ikkje min feil What I’m Reading – don’t judge me What I’m Watching – Altered Carbon What I’m Doing – eating a chocolate covered marshmallow shaped like a clown In our workplaces, there is a range of comfort levels with technology. And that’s putting it lightly....

Podcast: The Gatekeepers, Chiefs of Staff in Local Government

Samantha Harkins Chief of Staff Lansing, MI LinkedIn | Twitter Laura O’Sullivan Chief of Staff South Bend, IN LinkedIn | Twitter James Hardy Chief of Staff Akron, OH LinkedIn | Twitter The second in command and go-to person. Three Chiefs of Staff join GovLove to talk about the uniqueness of their job. From gatekeeper to...

Using Design Sprints to Rapidly Prototype New Ideas (Part One)

In this two-part series, Jay Dawkins, co-founder at PublicInput.comtakes a practical, local government-focused look at the design and development process for organizational innovation. It’s a challenge familiar to everyone who cares about innovation and improvement in the government and civic space: How can I make my organization more nimble and ready for the ever-changing demands...

Ask Me! Communications Conversations With Claire

Ask Me! Communication Conversations with Claire is a new recurring blog series with Claire Bouchard, a seasoned local government communications professional located in Fort Collins, Colorado. Send your local government communications questions to Claire via email and she'll answer in a future blog post. Hello! I’m Claire and I’m here to answer your local government communications...

I Have to Ask You: Urban Planning

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. Shannon Malik Jarmusz, Senior Planner, Village of Itasca, IL, writes about Professor Prinz and his role in her career decisions.  My path to a career in local government was unintentional.  I was working on an English degree as an undergrad...

Webinar: Improve Your Public Records Process

Join ELGL + NextRequest on March 13th at 12:00 pm PST/3:00 pm EST Listen: Podcast: Next Request on Local Government Technology Complying with FOIA and state public record laws is becoming increasingly time-consuming and litigious. Join Eugene Park, Deputy Port Attorney for the Port of Oakland, and Tamara Manik-Perlman, founder and CEO of NextRequest, in a...

Intersection of Faith & Public Service: Bless Like A Champion Today

In the series, ELGL members talk about how they balance their personal faith with their public service careers. By Gabe Reaume, City Manager of Saginaw, Texas  The Beatitudes are a series of statements about people that Jesus of Nazareth shared in the early verses of the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 5. The Beatitudes are practical...

10 Tips for Civic Partnership Programs

Mariel Reed is founder of CoProcure, a toolkit for improving technology procurement across a network of local governments. Prior to launching a govtech startup, Mariel served as an Innovation Strategist with the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Civic Innovation. She loves connecting with fellow local civic innovators - to learn more from her experience or...

National Finalist: Williamsburg Regional Library

It's Library Week! Vote about the Williamsburg Public Library. Join ELGL for daily score updates from the National Championship. We'll update this post throughtout the week. Leslie B. Knope Award National Finalist Williamsburg, VA Public Library Connect: Facebook, Twitter, and World Wide Web Williamsburg Regional Library on ELGL Chapter I: Voting for the Best Public Library Round of 32:...

Reimagining Libraries: Blazing the Digital Frontier

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. Sarah Houghton, San Rafael (CA) Library Director, writes about libraries as community information centers. Public libraries are not what you may remember from your childhood. Tall, dusty stacks....

#ELGLKnope: It's 2018 Library Week!

The greatness of libraries has been on display throughout the competition for the Leslie B. Knope Award. This week, we will highlight what we learned from those libraries and where libraries are headed. As part of the celebrating libraries, we are encouraging libraries in the US and abroad to submit #LibrarySelfies. You can tweet them...

Resolve for Smart Goals

Did you make a New Year's Resolution? Chances are you already failed, but don't worry! Most people do! Rank Top 10 New Years resolutions for 2017 Percent 1 Lose Weight / Healthier Eating 21.4% 2 Life / Self Improvements 12.3% 3 Better Financial Decisions 8.5% 4 Quit Smoking 7.1% 5 Do more exciting things 6.3%...

National Championship: Williamsburg v. Pueblo

Voting in the #ELGLKnope National Championship opens on Monday, February 26 at 1:01 a.m. and continues through Friday, March 2 at 11:59 p.m. One vote per person. Share your vote on social media using the hashtag #ELGLKnope, and don't forget to take a selfie in front of your selected library and share on Twitter, Facebook,...

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