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Scenario

How to navigate ideological conflicts in community library collectives

Our community library collective started with such passion about creating an alternative knowledge space, but six months in we're fracturing over fundamental questions about collection development, access policies, and decision-making. Some want to focus on radical texts and marginalized voices, others want broader community appeal, and we can't seem to have these conversations without people getting defensive or walking away.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Shared vision around knowledge access reveals deeper fault lines about whose voices matter, how decisions get made, and whether compromise dilutes purpose or enables sustainability.

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Libraries and knowledge preservation?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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