Here is a highly readable guide to strategies and projects that have helped more than 100 public libraries gain community support and funding during challenging times. Marylaine Block integrates survey responses from innovative library directors with her research, analysis, and extended interviews to showcase hundreds of winning programs and services. The result is a rich source of ideas and encouragement for those who want their libraries to thrive,

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A proposal to expand the role of U.S. libraries in crisis information dissemination and management.

"This unique book covers the who, what, when, where, why, and, most important, the HOW of creating a career center or jobseeker program in a public library"--

Spaces that have been designed to allow users to create, build, and learn new projects and technologies, makerspaces employ a variety of tools. From crochet and painting to AutoCAD design software, developing a community around shared use of space and equipment-- a tenet of the makerspace movement-- fits squarely into a library's mission. Bagley examines nine makerspaces in public, academic, and school libraries, describing their design and technical...

"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"--