Better Together Conference Concept
The Better Together Conference concept was determined as a response to expressed concerns of both community and library leaders in interviews and recent reports emphasizing the need for learning as an invaluable coping skill in today’s complex society.
At the same time that the need is so great for increased skills, recent statistics published in Reading At Risk: A Survey of Literary Reading in America, a 2004 publication of the National Endowment for the Arts, show that essential skills and knowledge of all Americans are at risk due to declining participation in literary and arts activities.