Appendix: Kansas Libraries’ Participation in Local Economic Development

Abstract

The Institute for Public Policy and Business Research at the University of Kansas conducted ten focus groups, in five Kansas communities, to explore 1) to what extent librarians could or would support providing more services to business, and 2) what businesses thought that libraries could do to help them. The focus groups for librarians and business people were conducted separately.

This summary highlights the areas where librarians and business people agreed on key questions, and where they disagreed.