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Direct linkBerry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2008
This article features Chelsea District Library (CDL), Michigan, which claims recognition as the 2008 Best Small Library in America, an award sponsored by "Library Journal" and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The aggressively responsive staff of CDL has created a model for small libraries all over America. There, careful…
Descriptors: Library Services, Community Support, Public Libraries, Older Adults
Fleming, Helen Ruth – Library Journal, 1993
Provides an overview of marketing efforts of the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. Examples of a marketing plan that stresses fostering relationships with the community are described, including staff training in customer service, a cultural festival, and services to the business community. A sidebar offers marketing tips for…
Descriptors: Business, Community Support, Corporate Support, Library Extension
Block, Marylaine – American Libraries, 2001
If libraries what influential people in their service areas to regard them as full partners in community building, libraries need to know their information needs before they do, and get the resources into their hands that will facilitate their decision-making before they realize they need it. Suggestions are provided for effective marketing of…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Resources, Community Support, Libraries
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2005
"Community involvement," the standard cliche, does not come close to capturing the spirit and action that have structured the building, programs, collections, and services of the Haines Borough Public Library (HBPL), AK. Those achievements make HBPL the winner of the first annual award for the Best Small Library in America, cosponsored…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Development, Library Facilities, Library Services
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1979
A 1979 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey on special collections in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions focuses on centralized departments that handle rare books, manuscripts, archives, and author-subject collections. Statistical results from 66 survey replies reporting on the staffing, size, and expenditures of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Support, Higher Education, Information Needs
Peer reviewedAlbertson, Marie – Library Hi Tech, 1997
Describes the development of the Hagerstown (Indiana) public library's Web site. Highlights include writing successful grant proposals for funding; software from Microsoft; community support; free community access to the Internet from home computers as well as at the library; problems encountered; and future plans. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Support, Computer Software, Design Requirements
Harrison, Mary M. – Library Administration and Management, 1997
Discusses pertinent issues with an urban public library director, including recent financial, demographic, and technological changes; developing partnerships within the community; service philosophy; communication with staff; and fundraising concerns, including management skills. (LRW)
Descriptors: Change, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Support, Fund Raising
Berry, John – Library Journal, 1997
Description of the Ann Arbor (Michigan) District Library focuses on the transition from being a public library that had status under the public schools. Highlights include public support for new taxation, expanded and improved services, staff development, partnerships and programs with other community groups and schools, and future plans. (LRW)
Descriptors: Awards, Community Support, Futures (of Society), Library Development
Glover, Lucy Ann; And Others – Book Report, 1990
Presents nine articles that suggest public relations ideas for public libraries and junior and senior high school libraries. Highlights include a campaign designed to win community support for new public library service; reaching out to students, teachers, administrators, the school board, the community, and other librarians; newsletters; and the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Community Support, Learning Resources Centers
