Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Inside, outside, and online Inside, outside, and online Chrystie Hill Inside, Outside, and Online provides practical advice and inspiration for building community with your library. Based on a scan of the community and technology environments that libraries operate wit… OL13691620W
Open conversations Open conversations Carr, David "This book offers a way for cultural institutions to reimagine their work as provocative educators and community advocates, address the public need for conversations in safe and fair places, and rene… OL15991768W
Partnerships and collaborations in public library communities Partnerships and collaborations in public library communities Karen Ellis "This book shows how partnerships can be cultivated through projects, programming, funding, and extending the library's presence through unique avenues, offering librarians a better understanding of … OL16342623W
Using Social Media In Libraries Best Practices Using Social Media In Libraries Best Practices Charles Harmon xii, 102 pages : 23 cm OL17577688W
Dewey Dewey Vicki Myron The story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat, starts in the worst possible way. Only a few weeks old, on the coldest night of the year, he was stuffed into the book return slot at the S… OL18145879W
Part of our lives Part of our lives Wayne A. Wiegand,Wayne A. Wiegand "Part of Our Lives challenges the conventional idea that public libraries are valuable mostly because they are essential to democracy. Instead, this book uses the voices of generations of public libr… OL19671052W
The public library The public library Dawson, Robert "Many of us have vivid recollections of childhood visits to the public library: the unmistakable, slightly musty scent, the excitement of checking out a stack of newly-discovered books. Today's libra… OL19977287W
The artist's library The artist's library Laura C. Damon-Moore "The Artist's Library offers the idea that an artist is any person who uses creative tools to make new things, and the guidance and resources to make libraries of all sizes and shapes come alive as s… OL19979939W
Makerspaces in libraries Makerspaces in libraries Theresa Willingham Makerspaces, sometimes also referred to as hackerspaces, hackspaces, and fablabs are creative, DIY spaces where people can gather to create, invent, and learn. Discover how you can create a makerspac… OL20020026W
Service learning, information literacy, and libraries Service learning, information literacy, and libraries Jennifer Nutefall "As the number of service learning courses and their requirements increase, it is essential for academic librarians to partner with faculty and administration to include lifelong research skills comp… OL20038131W
Small libraries, big impact Small libraries, big impact Yunfei Du "This valuable book shows how to get your community behind your library by making it an essential part of community life and demonstrating its benefit to all members of the community"-- OL20045865W
Adding value to libraries, archives, and museums Adding value to libraries, archives, and museums Joseph R. Matthews "This book explains the concept of adding value and shows staff at libraries and other organizations why they need to take steps now to ensure they are adding new value to their communities--whether … OL22321368W
Community library programs that work Community library programs that work Beth Maddigan "A collection of engaging best practices for promoting literacy development by utilizing local community connections in school and public libraries"-- OL23309678W
I remember everything you taught me here I remember everything you taught me here Steve Locke Memory books from City of Boston Artist-in-Residence Steve Locke's "Love Letter to a Library" project hosted at the Boston Public Library (across the Main Library and various branches) in July-Octobe… OL24959805W