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Library School Partnerships
The Library School Partnership program is a national program connecting public libraries and schools in underserved communities to co-investigate what it takes to get students and families actively using library resources. The program operates across more than ten states and serves communities where library access is limited by geography, infrastructure, or systemic barriers. Each partnership selects a defined programming model, develops a shared research question, and produces a co-authored research artifact that both partners own and can use for their own grant applications, advocacy, and planning.
The program is built on Participatory Action Research: partners and LWB are co-investigators in the work, not funder and grantee. Round 3 reflects a comprehensive redesign informed by two years of structured lessons learned, with tighter program models, stronger measurement tools, and a multi-year sustained partnership tier built specifically to track impact over time rather than capture a single year of activity. Partners are selected through a competitive, equity-screened application process and commit to baseline data collection, institutional cost-sharing, and a sustainability plan from day one.
Current and Past Library-School Partnerships Across the US
LSP is supported by the Demain Foundation. Their investment funds the programming infrastructure, research tools, and sustained partnerships that make this work possible across more than ten states.
Applications for the at-large Library School Partnership program are currently closed. We plan to open LSP to new applicants in future rounds. Sign up for our mailing list to stay up to date with LWB US news, initiatives, and application windows.