SUBJECT:	COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND PARTNERSHIP POLICY

      I.	PURPOSE
		The Naperville Public Library recognizes the responsibility it has to the community 
it serves and seeks to be aware of and responsive to its needs by forming and sustaining 
partnerships with area organizations, agencies, and businesses.

      II.	SCOPE 
This policy applies to all efforts by Board and staff to connect with, interact with, and 
communicate with Naperville community organizations, agencies, and businesses on behalf of 
the Naperville Public Library.

      III.	PROVISIONS
A.	The Library will encourage and facilitate the Board of Trustees and key management 
personnel to be active participants in the community on behalf of the Library by 
supporting participation in select Naperville-based community organizations and 
attendance at key community events. 

B.	Any agency that partners with the Library must have goals compatible with the mission of 
the Library. The Library reserves the right to cancel an existing partnership with an 
organization that develops a public image incompatible with the Library’s services or 
objectives or uses the Library’s name without prior consent. 

C.	Staff will maintain guidelines for entering into partnerships, taking into consideration such 
things as impact on staff time, Library resources, and benefit to the community. 
Partnerships will be subject to the approval of the Executive Director or designee.



NAPERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY			Policy 050


Approved:  6/16/04; Approved: 6/21/06; Approved: 7/16/08: Approved: 7/21/10; Approved: 7/18/12	
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