ERIC Number: EJ362620
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Publication Date: 1987
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A Library Where the Fighting Stops: Can Libraries Serve Their Communities as Mediation Centers?
Albert, Margaret C.
American Libraries, v18 n10 p822-23,860 Nov 1987
This description of a program in which public libraries serve as sites for mediation sessions discusses the advantages of mediation over judicial proceedings in resolving disputes in the neighborhood and workplace, the role of the library in this program, and the effects on the library's relationship with the community. (CLB)
Descriptors: Community Services, Library Role, Outreach Programs, Public Libraries, Volunteer Training
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Audience: Administrators; Community; Practitioners
Language: English
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