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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Ask, Listen, Empower: Grounding Your Library Work in Community Engagement

Ask, Listen, Empower: Grounding Your Library Work in Community Engagement

Ostman, Sarah
Davis Fournier, Mary

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ISBN10: 0838947409
ISBN13: 9780838947401
Publisher: ALA Editions
Published: Nov 30 2020
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.38 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English

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

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