<div dir="ltr"><div>EveryLibrary is excited to release the report - Factors of Success: Understanding Community
Characteristics and Library Activities that Influence Ballot Measure
Outcomes 2014 - 2018.</div><div><p><span style="font-weight:400">This study aims to demonstrate what
library-level activities and/or community-level characteristics can be
correlated to a library ballot question's success or failure. Our
approach focused on both intrinsic and extrinsic factors to understand
two things: </span></p>
<ul><li><span style="font-weight:400">Is there a set of conditions that will largely predetermine the results on Election Day? </span></li></ul>
<ul><li><span style="font-weight:400">Are there any specific management-choices that can be made in the lead-up to a campaign to create those conditions?</span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">We chose to focus on intrinsic
library-level activities like programs, collections, hours, technology,
and staffing levels because—to a large extent—these factors are
controlled by the library leadership team. We also looked at
community-level demographics and characteristics like wealth, education,
and tax rates to learn if there were any determinants of the outcome
that were simply beyond the control of library leadership.</span></p><span style="font-weight:400"></span></div><div>DOWNLOAD THE REPORT HERE - <a href="https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/factors_of_success_report">https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/factors_of_success_report</a></div></div>