Julie Biando Edwards, Melissa S. Robinson, Kelley Rae Unger

Transforming Libraries, Building Communities

The Community-Centered Library

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is for those moving their library beyond places to find information. Written by practicing public librarians and an academic librarian with an interest in public libraries, the book focuses on how public libraries can become more community centered and, by doing so, how they can transform both themselves and their communities. The authors argue that focusing on building community through innovative and responsive services and programs will be the best way for the public library to reposition itself in the years to come.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scarecrow Press
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9780810891814
• ISBN-10: 0810891816
• Artikelnr.: 37455622

Autorenporträt

Julie Biando Edwards is the Ethnic Studies Librarian and Multicultural Coordinator at the Mansfield Library at The University of Montana in Missoula.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Kathleen de la Peña McCook
Introduction
Part 1
Chapter 1 - Community-Centered Library Services: Their Importance and
Relevance
Chapter 2 - Community-Centered Libraries: The Hearts of Revitalized
Communities
Chapter 3 - The Future of Libraries, Now
Part 2
Chapter 4 - Allocate the Resources
Chapter 5 - Think Like a Programmer
Chapter 6 - Networking
Chapter 7 - Collaborations
Chapter 8 - Get Grants
Part 3
Chapter 9 - Libraries as Centers of Civic Action
Chapter 10 - Libraries as Centers for Sustainability
Chapter 11 - Libraries as Cultural Reflections of the Community
Chapter 12 - Libraries as Community Centers for Diverse Populations
Chapter 13 - Libraries as Centers for the Arts
Chapter 14 - Libraries as Universities
Chapter 15 - Libraries as Champions of Youth
Conclusion