Community-centered library services : their importance and relevance -- Community-centered libraries : the hearts of revitalized communities -- The future of libraries, now -- Allocate the resources -- Think like a programmer -- Networking collaborations -- Get grants -- Libraries as centers of civic action -- Libraries as centers for sustainability -- Libraries as cultural reflections of the community -- Libraries as community centers for diverse populations -- Libraries as centers for the arts -- Libraries as universities -- Libraries as champions of youth
Summary
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
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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