Duration
1 hour

The ALA Center for Civic Life and the David Mathews Center for Civic Life host a free webinar series to help librarians lead their communities in dealing with challenging public issues. 

Learn ways to uncover the public concerns of your community by listening to people reveal what really matters to them. 

Description

Session 1: “Beyond Deadlock: A Better Way to Talk about Difficult Issues," explores how to help people work together to talk about public issues and make choices, and how to uncover the deeper concerns of communities.

Also see Session 2, "Tools for Naming and Framing Public Issues."

Presenters
  • Carolyn Caywood, ALA Center for Civic Life
  • Chris McCauley, director, David Mathews Center for Civic Life
  • Cristin Foster, program director, David Mathews Center for Civic Life
  • Nancy Kranich, ALA Center for Civic Life
  • Patty Dineen, National Issues Forum (NIF)
  • Robert Turner, David Mathews Center for Civic Life