The Community Partnership Award, created in 2017, recognizes a Missouri library and one or more community organizations for developing a partnership that benefits members of their shared community.
Award Winners
2019 – Missouri River Regional Library & Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities (Capital Region Medical Center)
Missouri River Regional Library has worked with Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities on two different projects: the “Cycling Friendly” business project and the “High Street Harvest” project. For “Cycling Friendly,” MRRL has promoted cycling in the community by providing free bike racks, bike locks, restrooms, Wi-Fi, and water to bicyclists in the community. For the “High Street Harvest” initiative, MRRL provided space for herb planters funded by Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities that provides free herbs to members of the community. MRRL maintains the herb garden and developed educational materials to help community members harvest and use the herbs. Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities and Missouri River Regional Library are working together to make the community healthier.
2018 – Kansas City Public Library and Consensus