Community Co-Design: How to Collaborate with Your Community (Spring 2026)

AFTER YOU ATTEND THIS COURSE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO:

• Understand the foundations of co-design.
  
  
• Understand how co-design can be applied to libraries.
  
  
• Acknowledge implicit bias throughout your co-design process.
  
  
• Know tactics to gather community interest and input.
  
  
• Use data to understand and reach your community.
  
  
• Understand methods for enacting co-design.
  
  
• Establish appropriate metrics for evaluating success.

THIS COURSE CONSISTS OF 4 ON-DEMAND MODULES:

Module 1: Co-Design Foundations

What is co-design and in what contexts is it appropriate to use? How might co-design revolutionize your outreach processes? This introductory module will lay the foundations of and methods for community co-design.

Module 2: Understanding Co-Design and Implicit Bias

This module will focus on the relationship between co-design and implicit bias. You will learn about how to embrace co-design as a mindset to transform your community-based programs.

Module 3: Knowing Your Community and Growing Their Involvement

You have to know your community before you can engage with them in a co-design project, so this module will focus on ways to research and get to know your community. Then, we'll focus on engagement techniques.

Module 4: Implementing Co-Design: Tools and Methods

This module will focus on practical ways to implement co-design and measure your success.

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE:

This course is for program and outreach librarians and other stakeholders involved in creating library programs and services. This course is appropriate for all levels of library staff.

THIS WILL BE A SELF-PACED, ASYNCHRONOUS COURSE.

EXPECTED TIME COMMITMENT:

This course includes 4 modules, each designed to take approximately 4 hours to complete. You can move through the content at your own pace and on your own schedule. You'll earn 16 hours of PD credit and a Library Journal certificate of completion.

ON-DEMAND ACCESS:

You will have access to all course materials for 6 months from course start date or enrollment date, if enrolling after course starts.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION:

Complete the course and earn 16 professional development credit hours. We provide a certificate that is emailed to you.

SUPPORT:

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