After interviewing rural librarians, we found the following needs experienced by them when serving farming communities:
- Inability to identify the needs of stakeholders
- Funding
- Skilled staff
- Staff with complementary skills
- Staff capable of engaging with patrons
- Technology infrastructure
- Lack of awareness of the needs of patrons and farmworkers
- Lack of awareness of the incentives for partners
- Training
- Miscellaneous
- Needs of the community served
- Communication skills
- Space