Developing Community Led Public Libraries

Author : John Pateman,Ken Williment
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317151906

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Developing Community-Led Public Libraries by John Pateman,Ken Williment Pdf

This important book examines the potential for a new community led service model in public libraries. Using theoretical approaches to working with socially excluded community members, with a direct application of those approaches in Canadian public libraries, the authors offer a powerful and persuasive case for adopting the community led approach in libraries worldwide. The book showcases good practice and outlines the challenges to community development work. With public libraries facing budget cuts, this book offers an alternative way forward based on a community led approach to developing needs based library services. This book makes a unique contribution to public library thinking and policy, synthesising the outcomes of research and best practice at the cutting edge of library service delivery, and will be essential reading for all those researching and working in the public library sector.

Author : John Pateman,Ken Williment
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Libraries and community
ISBN : 1283901943

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Developing Community-Led Public Libraries by John Pateman,Ken Williment Pdf

This important book examines the potential for a new community led service model in public libraries. Using theoretical approaches to working with socially excluded community members, with a direct application of those approaches in Canadian public libraries, the authors offer a powerful and persuasive case for adopting the community led approach in libraries worldwide. The book showcases good practice and outlines the challenges to community development work. With public libraries facing budget cuts, this book offers an alternative way forward based on a community led approach to developing needs based library services. This book makes a unique contribution to public library thinking and policy, synthesising the outcomes of research and best practice at the cutting edge of library service delivery, and will be essential reading for all those researching and working in the public library sector.

Author : Julie Biando Edwards,Melissa S. Robinson,Kelley Rae Unger
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780810891821

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Transforming Libraries, Building Communities by Julie Biando Edwards,Melissa S. Robinson,Kelley Rae Unger Pdf

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.

Author : Joe Pateman,John Pateman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000425550

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Public Libraries and Marxism by Joe Pateman,John Pateman Pdf

Public Libraries and Marxism provides a Marxist analytical framework for understanding public libraries and presents a set of proposals for transforming the capitalist libraries of today. Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of this Marxist framework, the authors also provide a critical examination of the history, theory and practice of libraries in the Soviet Union and North Korea. Considering what a Marxist library service would look like in the Western capitalist countries of today, Pateman and Pateman synthesise the insights provided throughout the book into a set of Marxist proposals designed to promote the transformation of contemporary Western public librarianship. These proposals suggest how Western public libraries can change their organisation and practices – their strategies, structures, systems and culture – in order to best serve those with the most needs, particularly as society evolves in response to new challenges. Public Libraries and Marxism will be relevant for scholars and students of library and information science, history, politics and sociology. Outlining the rudiments of a Marxist library service that should be applicable around the world, the book will also appeal to library practitioners who want to develop libraries in a community-led and needs-based direction.

Author : Jody Kretzmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Libraries and community
ISBN : 1885251335

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The Engaged Library by Jody Kretzmann Pdf

Author : Kay Ann Cassell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781538112694

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Public Libraries and Their Communities by Kay Ann Cassell Pdf

Public Libraries and Their Communities: An Introduction provide an overview of public librarianship today. It covers library organization, policy development, staffing, fiscal organization including funding sources and budgets, the legal framework, relationships with local and state governments, advocacy, services and service development for different age groups and for different groups of users, development of programming and outreach, collection development, promotion and marketing, and current issues and trends. In addition to context and concepts, the book uses many examples from both large and small public libraries to bring principles to life. Examples include real library policies, case studies, strategic planning, organization charts and library budgets. Many think that public libraries are not complicated to run.This book aims to show that public libraries are very complicated and require much skill on the part of the director, staff, and Board of Trustees to meet the needs of their local users.Advocacy and marketing have become important parts of the work of public libraries. Funding is always challenging so public libraries must constantly be making the local government and its citizens aware of the public library – its programs, collections, and services. This book's focus is on how public libraries reach beyond the walls of their buildings and touch the lives of their citizens.Meeting community interests and needs is essential for 21st century public libraries. For students the book offers discussion questions at the end of each chapter. These questions also provide discussion starters for public library staff development.

Author : Alistair Black,David Muddiman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351877039

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Understanding Community Librarianship by Alistair Black,David Muddiman Pdf

In the information society, is the community focused library a real possibility? This book reappraises the relationship between the library and its communities through an examination of the rise and decline of ’community’ librarianship over the last three decades. The authors consider key models of community based library service and argue that bland assertions of community prevalence mask a complex and problematic relationship between a highly traditional public service bureaucracy and its users. The resulting uncertainty of purpose, they claim, explains much of the current ’crisis’ of the public library movement. Drawing on recent social science theory and empirical work in the field, this book offers a new and critical perspective on the current public library debate. It is essential reading for librarians, students of information and library science and all who have a stake in the future of the public library. As a case study of community, public service and the local state it should also be of value to those with an interest in community development, cultural policy and local government.

Author : Mary Davis Fournier,Ostman Sarah
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838948323

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Ask, Listen, Empower by Mary Davis Fournier,Ostman Sarah Pdf

Foreword by Tracie D. Hall Community engagement isn’t simply an important component of a successful library—it’s the foundation upon which every service, offering, and initiative rests. Working collaboratively with community members—be they library customers, residents, faculty, students or partner organizations— ensures that the library works, period. This important resource from ALA’s Public Programs Office (PPO) provides targeted guidance on how libraries can effectively engage with the public to address a range of issues for the betterment of their community, whether it is a city, neighborhood, campus, or something else. Featuring contributions by leaders active in library-led community engagement, it’s designed to be equally useful as a teaching text for LIS students and a go-to handbook for current programming, adult services, and outreach library staff. Balancing practical tools with case studies and stories from field, this collection explores such key topics as why libraries belong in the community engagement realm; getting the support of board and staff; how to understand your community; the ethics and challenges of engaging often unreached segments of the community; identifying and building engaged partnerships; collections and community engagement; engaged programming; and outcome measurement.

Author : Michael Dudley
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780838911365

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Public Libraries and Resilient Cities by Michael Dudley Pdf

Public libraries are keystone public institutions for any thriving community, and as such can be leaders in making cities better places to work, play, and live. Here, Dudley shows how public libraries can contribute to 'placemaking', or the creation and nurturing of vital and unique communities for their residents.

Author : Kaurri C. Williams-Cockfield,Bharat Mehra
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781803824376

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How Public Libraries Build Sustainable Communities in the 21st Century by Kaurri C. Williams-Cockfield,Bharat Mehra Pdf

Public libraries, through their mission, vision, and position in the community, play a significant part in building community sustainability and are already positioned to serve as a “backbone support organization” for collective impact initiatives.

Author : John Pateman,John Vincent
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317073628

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Public Libraries and Social Justice by John Pateman,John Vincent Pdf

The need for public libraries to tackle social exclusion and engage in social justice becomes ever more urgent as the gap between rich and poor continues to widen, and the very survival of public libraries in the heart of the community is open to debate. If public libraries are to develop and grow in the future and become relevant to the majority of their local communities, then they need to abandon outmoded concepts of 'excellence' and fully grasp the 'equity' agenda. This book examines the historical background to social exclusion and the strategic context in terms of government and professional policy. The authors propose a compelling manifesto for change and outline practical ways in which public libraries can be transformed into needs-based services.

Author : John Pateman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Adult services in public libraries
ISBN : 1862011834

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Developing a Needs-based Library Service by John Pateman Pdf

Offering skills, experience and knowledge, research and cutting edge good practice, this guide offers a step-by-step approach to creating a fully inclusive public library service. Drawing on current government thinking and extensive research, it aims to help readers put the needs of the community at the centre of the public library service.

Author : Joseph R. Matthews
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9798216138778

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Research-Based Planning for Public Libraries by Joseph R. Matthews Pdf

This book will help public library administrators, managers, and board members to better plan, strategize, and understand their communities, enabling public libraries to become dynamic, proactive institutions. Research-Based Planning for Public Libraries: Increasing Relevance in the Digital Age takes readers through a logical and effective process for developing a plan and implementing it within the various functions of the library. Grounded in research and best practices, the book offers practical, easy-to-implement advice and direction for today's public library administrators, managers, and board members. Covering everything from goal-setting, policy-making, and budgeting, to collections, promotions, and access and evaluation, the book details how to better provide and promote access, convey its value to customers, and make the library a more integral part of the community. The author inspires library staff and administrators to reinvent themselves to meet—and overcome—the current challenges they face. The information is specifically tailored towards public librarians, particularly those in management or administration, as well as to LIS faculty and students of public librarianship and library management.

Author : Beth Christina Maddigan,Susan C. Bloos
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9798216063674

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Community Library Programs That Work by Beth Christina Maddigan,Susan C. Bloos Pdf

A collection of versatile best practices for promoting literacy development by utilizing local community connections in school and public libraries. Modern libraries are recreating themselves as idea centers for today's Internet-savvy, digitally driven clientele. This book provides a fresh approach to learning as well as guidelines for creating dynamic and relevant library programs for children, teens, and families. Organized thematically, each chapter includes relevant topical research and three to eight community-focused approaches. Programs range from small, single-library initiatives in rural communities to multi-site, cross-border initiatives. This essential reference includes collaborative and locally inspired programs, many of which can be scaled to the budget of any library, school, or community organization.

Author : Paul T. Jaeger,Ursula Gorham,John Carlo Bertot,Lindsay C. Sarin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781442233478

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Public Libraries, Public Policies, and Political Processes by Paul T. Jaeger,Ursula Gorham,John Carlo Bertot,Lindsay C. Sarin Pdf

Drawing on two decades of original research conducted by the authors, as well as existing research about the intersection of public policy, political discourse, and public libraries, this book seeks to understand the origins and implications of the current standing of public libraries in public policy and political discourse. It both explains the complex current circumstances and offers strategies for effectively creating a better future for public libraries. The main message is that there is a pressing need for public librarians and other supporters of public libraries to be: Aware of the political process and its implications for libraries; Attuned to the interrelationships between policy and politics; and Engaged in the policy process to articulate the need for policies that support public libraries. The style is both scholarly and accessible to general readers, with the goal of being useful to students, educators, researchers, practitioners, and friends of public libraries in library and information science. It will also be usefull for those engaged in areas of public policy, government, economics, and political science who are interested in the relationships between public libraries, public policy, and political processes. Building upon the discussion of the key issues, the book offers proposals for professional, policy-making, and political strategies that can strengthen the public library and its ability to meet the needs of individuals and communities. The discussion and analysis in the book draw upon data and real world examples from the many studies that the authors have conducted on related topics, including libraries’ outreach to increasingly diverse service populations and efforts to meet community needs through innovative partnerships. As the intersection of politics, policy, and libraries has grown in importance and complexity in recent years, the need for a book on their interrelationships is long overdue.