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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
Download full textVenditti, Kathryn L. – 1996
The Black Heritage Public Library in Findlay, Ohio was begun by Nina Parker in 1981 to fill the gaps of black representation in American history and literature. The mission of one woman to counter the biased representation in local schools and present African-American history as a crucial piece of American history previously denied to all…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Black Culture, Black History
