Research Institute for Public Libraries

Grant Summary

The Research Institute of Public Libraries (RIPL) aims to create a culture shift in public libraries in which library staff become confident and purposeful in collecting, analyzing, and using data for decision making, strategic planning, and demonstrating impact. Launched in 2015 by the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Library Consortium and now under the fiscal sponsorship of Califa Group, this national initiative is driven by our commitment to support public libraries in using data to better serve all members of their communities. During our immersive, bootcamp-style learning events, library staff and other stakeholders gain skills to track the use of libraries and the outcomes of this use in order to 1) strategically allocate limited resources, 2) continue to provide relevant services to their communities, and 3) justify future budget requests to stakeholders.

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Mellon Foundation

This project was made possible in part by the Mellon Foundation 2305-15719.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities. Since 1969, the Foundation has been guided by its core belief that the humanities and arts are essential to human understanding. The Foundation believes that the arts and humanities are where we express our complex humanity, and that everyone deserves the beauty, transcendence, and freedom that can be found there. Through our grants, we seek to build just communities enriched by meaning and empowered by critical thinking, where ideas and imagination can thrive. Learn more at mellon.org.