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Diversity Dashboard Defined: Types of Local Government

Prior to reaching out to all state municipal leagues to request sharing of data, our Diversity Dashboard team solidified definitions for each of the fields of data they seek to collect & analyze. Ashley Brown & Rachel Holder define Types of Local Government classifications used in the Diversity Dashboard: A local government is an administrative...

Diversity Dashboard Defined: Chief Administrative Officer

Prior to reaching out to all state municipal leagues to request sharing of data, our Diversity Dashboard team solidified definitions for each of the fields of data they seek to collect & analyze. Chantalle LaFontant & Chuck Lehmuller share how the Diversity Dashboard team defines Chief Administrative Officer: Municipal governments can take a variety of personnel...

Additional Learning Opportunities at #ELGL18

We're really excited to share some big news about #ELGL18. In addition to the meet ups, tours, conference agenda, and networking events you've come to expect from ELGL conferences, we've added two incredible events to your conference registration: First, on Wednesday, May 16 from noon to 4:30, spend the afternoon with What Works Cities to learn all about their...

#ELGLKnope Sweetums 16

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Voting for the #Sweetums16 round ends on Friday, February 9 at 11:59 p.m PST. ELGL members receive exclusive daily updates with results from each of the matchups. Not an ELGL member? Join - $15/students, $30/individuals, $300/organizations. For the libraries remaining in the contest, please email kent@elgl.org with a contact person for your library. Other questions or...

Final Results: Round of 32

ELGL members receive exclusive daily updates with results from each of the matchups. Not an ELGL member? Join - $15/students, $30/individuals, $300/organizations. For the libraries remaining in the contest, please email kent@elgl.org with a contact person for your library. Other questions or comments, contact kent@elgl.org. Sign up as a guest columnist in our new feature - Libraries in...

Local Government and the Super Bowl (Updated: 2/4)

Local government and football go hand and hand?!?! Of course, they do. Local government plays a role in everything that we do. Below are examples of how local government crosses paths with football. ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt will update this post throughout the weekend. Let Us Break Bread Together... America unites around food this afternoon....

Podcast: Susan Brown, Chapel Hill Public Library Director

Susan Brown Library Director Chapel Hill, North Carolina Bio | Twitter | LinkedIn Design thinking, pop-up coffee shops and open data in the library. Susan Brown the Director of the Chapel Hill Public Library joined GovLove to talk about running a local government library and prototyping. She also shared her Banned Books Trading Cards project, her...

Podcast: Susan Brown, Chapel Hill Public Library Director

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On the Council Agenda: Partnering on a a Law Enforcement Building

In this series, guest columnists write about issues that are being deliberated by their elected body. Kristin Donald, City of Bozeman, MT Finance Director, kicks off the series by writing about a decision on whether to partner with the county on a new law enforcement building. Sign up to write about your agenda items. Did...

Reimagining Libraries: Baytown Library Writes its Own Story

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 scene.  You’re at...

Support a Non-Aggression Pact for Amazon's HQ2

Note: the below petition was organized by ELGL member Richard Florida about the level of incentives and competition offered by cities in the running for Amazon's second headquarters location, or HQ2. ELGL's executive director, Kirsten Wyatt, signed this petition, and wants to engage our membership in a healthy debate/conversation about incentives for local economic development....

I Have to Ask You: Fatherhood

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Adam Blowers, part of a trio taking on city manager responsibilities in Geneva, NY, writes about fatherhood. I have one son who will be two at the end of April, another son due in the middle...

Call for Writers: Libraries in the Digital Age

Link: Sign up as a guest columnist As the best public libraries compete for the Leslie B. Knope Trophy, we're taking a deeper dive into the current state of libraries. We are seeking guest columnists to write about what's working at their library, how they are adjusting to the digital age, and what their community...

Book It! Interesting Facts about the Best Public Libraries

We're highlighting the candidates for the Leslie B. Knope Best Public Library award. Lewisville Public Library - Lewisville, Texas Connect: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and World Wide Web Lewisville, Texas is located in the heart of the Golden Triangle of North Texas, the area made up of Denton-Dallas-Fort Worth. The Lewisville Public Library is celebrating our 50th...

Best Library: Round of 32 Voting (Updated: 2/2)

We started with Chapter I: Voting for the Best Public Library and we now have 32 libraries remaining. ELGL members will receive exclusive daily updates with results from each of these 16 matchups. Not an ELGL member? Join - $15/students, $30/individuals, $300/organizations. For the libraries remaining in the contest, please email kent@elgl.org with a contact person for your...

Frederick, MD v. Spartanburg, SC

Grand Forks, ND v. Upper St. Clair, PA

Scottsbluff, NE v. University Heights, OH

Lewisville, TX v. Platteville, WI

Lawrence, KS v. Provo, UT

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