With low usage and shrinking budgets, libraries are challenged to justify resource investments now more than ever. At the same time, information users are ill prepared to navigate the amount and quality of content on the web. This creates a 46 tremendous opportunity for libraries to show that they are well equipped to help users navigate information resources and for users to benefit from this guidance. Credo Reference’s Libraries Thriving (www.librariesthriving.org) and Against the Grain’s Multi-Grain (www.against-thegrain.com/multigrain) are online collaborative communities tackling these issues. The debate topic “Are Libraries Thriving” will begin with online discussions on both websites and will culminate with an Oxford-style live debate, including audience participation and voting.