About
Cordelia Anderson is a library consultant and the author of Library Marketing and Communications: Strategies to Increase Relevance and Results (ALA Editions, 2021) and Positioning Your Library for the 21st Century: Strategies for Engagement, Relevance, and Sustainability (Elsevier, 2026).
Cordelia Anderson Consulting is a boutique consulting firm founded in 2018 to provide consulting, training, and planning services to community-serving organizations — libraries, nonprofits, educational institutions, and government agencies.
Lead consultant Cordelia brings more than 25 years of experience to her work with libraries and the organizations that support them. Based in Charlotte, NC, she works with clients across the US and is nationally recognized for strategic, results-driven consulting in marketing, communications, and planning. She has a network of experienced collaborators who bring their expertise to projects as needed. Clients have included public and academic libraries, library associations, state agencies, local government agencies, and nonprofits.
Her work spans library planning and advisory services, marketing and communications strategy, outreach strategy, and governance and leadership support. She is Accredited in Public Relations from the Public Relations Society of America, which indicates advanced mastery of the knowledge, skills, and abilities to practice public relations. She uses that approach to help clients work through complex challenges so they can tell their stories and reach their goals.
Cordelia serves on the Library Marketing & Communications Conference board and the advisory board for the UNC Charlotte Atkins Library. She is a past jury member for the John Cotton Dana Awards. She is nationally recognized as a library consultant.
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Library Branding
A brand is only useful if staff can use it. I work with libraries on brand strategy and identity — the visual and verbal system, the key messages behind it, and the guidance that keeps it consistent across signage, social, and everything between.
Marketing & Communications
Marketing works when it’s tied to what the library is trying to accomplish. I start with clear key messages, then build an outreach strategy that fits your community and a brand your staff can actually use.
Fundraising & Advancement
Fundraising for libraries is a communications problem as much as a development one. I help libraries and foundations make the case — the messaging and advancement planning that explain what a gift makes possible, built on the story your strategic plan already tells.
Strategic Planning
Strategic planning that starts with where your library actually is. I begin with organizational assessment and community engagement, then build a plan that staff, board, and community can pull behind — one that still makes sense two years later.
Speaking & Training
Cordelia is a professional speaker and trainer with years of experience helping library professionals grow their knowledge and skills. Sessions cover marketing, communications, leadership, and planning, tailored to your team or conference audience.
On-Demand Training
CAC Academy offers on-demand library staff training through Niche Academy — courses on strategic communications, marketing, and leadership that staff can take on their own schedule, with individual or group access available.
