Using Co-Design as an Approach to Better Serve and Engage Low-Income, Latinx Communities

Public Libraries Online, a publication of the Public Library Association

Through a project titled “Exploring a Program Co-design Approach to Better Serve and Engage Low-income, Latinx Communities,” supported by a Community Catalyst grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS); a collaboration including PLA, the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL), and three public libraries in urban (Dallas), rural (Forest Grove, OR), and suburban (Arapahoe County, CO) settings planned this project to identify the existing barriers to Latinx families’ use of public libraries and to find community-driven solutions.

After the big ideas were written, I worked with my NCFL colleague to complete developmental and copyedits—including some significant rewrites—ensuring the prose for this project was as engaging and exciting as the projects we covered in the post.