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RAILS Executive Director Deirdre Brennan talks with Library Director Lauren Rosenthal, from Fox River Valley Public Library District, about the importance of data in library advocacy and telling a compelling library story. Lauren gives great, specific examples about how she used data to achieve library goals.
They discuss the library's creation of a Transparency Dashboard and Long Overdue Project/Survey, as well as how the library secured COVID-19 relief funds through the effective use of data.
Data comes to life in this podcast. We hope you enjoy it!
Relevant links:
- Transparency Dashboard - https://www.frvpld.info/dashboard
- Long Overdue Project/Survey - https://www.frvpld.info/fine_free_survey
- Lauren Rosenthal lrosenthal@frvpld.info
Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com
Captions are available in the YouTube video.