Canada has been a pioneer in community networking (CN). The Canadian Research Alliance for Community Innovation and Networking (CRACIN), a collaborative partnership between community informatics researchers from across Canada and around the world is the first initiative of its kind that seeks to assess these CN efforts. Among the core questions that lead the research is whether providing technical ‘connectedness’ via public access to community-oriented Internet services contribute to sustainable social and economic ‘connectedness’ and development. This poster examines the new institutional models and structures for CN initiatives, in light of the traditional cultural roles served by libraries, archives and other information institutions. Questions investigated include: are CNs and libraries a natural fit, or are CNs essentially distinct from libraries? Under what circumstances would CNs be well-housed under libraries? Do/can libraries have a leadership role in CN initiatives? Is there a need for establishing a new institutional model specific to CNs?